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dcfldd
dcfldd was initially developed at Department of Defense Computer Forensics Lab (DCFL). This tool is based on the dd program with the following additional features:
- Hashing on-the-fly: dcfldd can hash the input data as it is being transferred, helping to ensure data integrity.
- Status output: dcfldd can update the user of its progress in terms of the amount of data transferred and how much longer operation will take.
- Flexible disk wipes: dcfldd can be used to wipe disks quickly and with a known pattern if desired.
- Image/wipe verify: dcfldd can verify that a target drive is a bit-for-bit match of the specified input file or pattern.
- Multiple outputs: dcfldd can output to multiple files or disks at the same time.
- Split output: dcfldd can split output to multiple files with more configurability than the split command.
- Piped output and logs: dcfldd can send all its log data and output to commands as well as files natively.
- When dd uses a default block size (bs, ibs, obs) of 512 bytes, dcfldd uses 32768 bytes (32 KiB) which is HUGELY more efficient.
- The following options are present in dcfldd but not in dd: ALGORITHMlog:, errlog, hash, hashconv, hashformat, hashlog, hashlog:, hashwindow, limit, of:, pattern, sizeprobe, split, splitformat, statusinterval, textpattern, totalhashformat, verifylog, verifylog:, vf.
Installed size: 114 KB
How to install: sudo apt install dcfldd
Dependencies:
- libc6
dcfldd
Enhanced version of dd for forensics and security
root@kali:~# dcfldd --help
Usage: dcfldd [OPTION]...
Enhanced version of dd for forensics and security.
bs=BYTES force ibs=BYTES and obs=BYTES (default=32768)
cbs=BYTES convert BYTES bytes at a time
conv=KEYWORDS convert the file as per the comma separated keyword list
count=BLOCKS copy only BLOCKS input blocks
limit=BYTES similar to count but using BYTES instead of BLOCKS
ibs=BYTES read BYTES bytes at a time
if=FILE read from FILE instead of stdin
obs=BYTES write BYTES bytes at a time
of=FILE write to FILE instead of stdout
of:=COMMAND exec and write output to process COMMAND
seek=BLOCKS skip BLOCKS obs-sized blocks at start of output
skip=BLOCKS skip BLOCKS ibs-sized blocks at start of input
pattern=HEX use the specified binary pattern as input
textpattern=TEXT use repeating TEXT as input
errlog=FILE send error messages to FILE as well as stderr
hash=NAME do hash calculation (md5, sha1, sha256, sha384 or sha512)
hashlog=FILE send hash output to FILE instead of stderr
hashwindow=BYTES perform a hash on every BYTES amount of data
hashlog:=COMMAND exec and write hashlog to process COMMAND
ALGORITHMlog:=COMMAND also works in the same fashion of hashlog:=COMMAND
hashconv=[before|after] perform the hashing before or after the conversions
hashformat=FORMAT display each hashwindow according to FORMAT
totalhashformat=FORMAT display the total hash value according to FORMAT
status=[on|off] display a continual status message on stderr
statusinterval=N update the status message every N blocks
sizeprobe=[if|of|BYTES] what to use as value to percentage indicator
split=BYTES write every BYTES amount of data to a new file
splitformat=[TEXT|MAC|WIN] the file extension format for split operation
vf=FILE verify that FILE matches the specified input
verifylog=FILE send verify results to FILE instead of stderr
verifylog:=COMMAND exec and write verify results to process COMMAND
diffwr=[on|off] only write to output if destination block content differs
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
Read the manpage dcfldd(1) for more details about each option and to see
some examples.
Report bugs at
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dcfldd/issues
Updated on: 2023-Aug-14