http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/04/arms-trial-validity-of-emails-under-spotlight/ Navigating Africa's Political Terrain Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:41:25 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/04/arms-trial-validity-of-emails-under-spotlight/#comment-221 jimmy Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:28:35 +0000 http://investigativezim.com/?p=2498#comment-221 this case is tricky this case is tricky

]]> http://investigativezim.com/2010/02/04/arms-trial-validity-of-emails-under-spotlight/#comment-198 Tawanda Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:13:30 +0000 http://investigativezim.com/?p=2498#comment-198 Three important elements in Email forensics- Originating IP, Geo-location of IP and Electronic ID of the computer that sent the email [which every computer submits to the server]. Even if the state gets all three right, they will need to prove that Hitschmann was indeed on the keyboard on the day and time at which emails were sent. Proving that they were sent from his computer is not good enough as he could have been in prison on the day [or in Mutare with a solid alibi when Geo-location of Originating IP shows emails were sent from Harare] The email that Mtetwa brought to court to prove emails can be forged cannot pass that test unless they generated it from a computer that can be directly linked to Tomana through Electronic ID, ISP, Time and Geolocation. I hope the prosecution and defence both have the necessary expertise. Three important elements in Email forensics- Originating IP, Geo-location of IP and Electronic ID of the computer that sent the email [which every computer submits to the server]. Even if the state gets all three right, they will need to prove that Hitschmann was indeed on the keyboard on the day and time at which emails were sent. Proving that they were sent from his computer is not good enough as he could have been in prison on the day [or in Mutare with a solid alibi when Geo-location of Originating IP shows emails were sent from Harare] The email that Mtetwa brought to court to prove emails can be forged cannot pass that test unless they generated it from a computer that can be directly linked to Tomana through Electronic ID, ISP, Time and Geolocation. I hope the prosecution and defence both have the necessary expertise.

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