User manual · Chapter 19
Glossary
Look up Eviquire terminology for acquisitions, evidence packages, chain of custody, hashing, timestamps, network artifacts, and browser state.
Acquisition
A time-bounded evidence collection session inside a case.
Acquisition Archive
The archive containing the acquisition session directory and artifacts.
Acquisition Package
The finalized acquisition deliverable, including archive, reports, summaries, timestamps, and metadata.
Browser Net Log
A browser-generated network activity log, usually stored as JSON.
Browser Profile
The browser storage area containing cookies, cache, persistent storage, and related session state.
Case
The outer investigation container holding one or more acquisitions.
Case Package
The final case ZIP containing the whole investigation deliverable.
Chain Of Custody
The documented record of evidence handling events.
DNS Over HTTPS
DNS resolution over HTTPS. It can affect how domain names are resolved during acquisition.
Evidence Archive
The compressed raw evidence files for one evidence item.
Evidence Item
A single captured object or capture action.
Evidence Package
The final ZIP for one evidence item.
Hash
A cryptographic fingerprint of a file.
MD5
A legacy hash algorithm included for compatibility.
PCAPNG
A packet capture file format used for network traffic evidence.
SHA2-256
A modern cryptographic hash algorithm used as a primary integrity value.
SHA3-256
A modern cryptographic hash algorithm recorded as an additional integrity value.
Summary JSON
A structured file containing package integrity metadata, hashes, timestamps, and case/acquisition/evidence linkage.
Timestamp Authority
A service that provides timestamp proof for a submitted hash or file representation.
TSQ
A timestamp request file.
TSR
A timestamp response file.
TLS Key Log
A file containing TLS secrets that may allow decryption of browser TLS traffic in compatible tools.
Tor
An anonymity network that routes traffic through relay nodes. Use must be authorized and documented.
User Agent
The browser identity string presented to websites.
WHOIS
Domain registration information, subject to availability and privacy protections.