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Digital Forensics: Autopsy Platform Integration

Autopsy is the open-source digital forensics platform developed by Basis Technology, widely used by law enforcement, military, and corporate IR teams for disk image analysis, file system carving, hash database lookups, t

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Autopsy is the open-source digital forensics platform developed by Basis Technology, widely used by law enforcement, military, and corporate IR teams for disk image analysis, file system carving, hash database lookups, t

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Overview#

Autopsy is the open-source digital forensics platform developed by Basis Technology, widely used by law enforcement, military, and corporate IR teams for disk image analysis, file system carving, hash database lookups, timeline analysis, and keyword searching. It serves as a front-end for The Sleuth Kit and a plugin ecosystem covering email parsing, web artefact extraction, EXIF metadata analysis, and registry analysis. Argus integrates Autopsy to sync case metadata from running analyses into the platform, linking forensic examination findings to Argus investigation records and evidence chains.

Key Features#

Case Metadata Synchronisation#

Sync Autopsy case records into Argus via 

syncAutopsyForensicsCase
. Case records capture the case name, case number, examiner name, data sources (disk images, logical files) under analysis, artefact count, case status, and classification level. This provides a real-time inventory of all ongoing Autopsy examinations accessible through Argus without requiring analysts to access the Autopsy server directly.

Data Source Tracking#

Each case records its data source list -- the disk images or logical device paths being analysed. This allows case managers to determine what physical media is under examination, supporting chain-of-custody tracking and resource allocation across the forensics team.

Status and Artefact Count#

Case status (

in_progress
, 
complete
, 
review
) and current artefact count are tracked, giving forensics coordinators a dashboard view of workload across all active cases. High artefact counts in in-progress cases signal cases consuming significant processing time.

Clearance-Level Enforcement#

Cases carry 

secrecy_level
tags, ensuring that forensic examinations involving classified systems are restricted to cleared forensics personnel within the organisation.

Use Cases#

  • Integrated Evidence Management: Link an Autopsy case to an Argus investigation case and attach the resulting artefacts as evidence records -- replacing the need to maintain parallel case notes in two separate systems.
  • Forensics Team Coordination: Forensics managers see all in-progress Autopsy cases via the Argus admin interface, enabling examination assignment without direct access to the forensics server.
  • Post-Incident Reporting: Generate investigation reports that include Autopsy examination summaries alongside DFIR-ORC artefact highlights, CAPE Sandbox sample analysis results, and MWDB malware intelligence entries for a complete technical narrative.
  • Law Enforcement Case Support: Maintain a clear linkage between the Autopsy case number, Argus investigation ID, and evidence submission records to support legal proceedings.

Integration#

Available via GraphQL: 

autopsyForensicsCases
, 
autopsyForensicsStats
(queries); 
syncAutopsyForensicsCase
(mutation). All operations require authentication and organisation scoping.

Works alongside DFIR-ORC (live endpoint collection), CAPE Sandbox (malware analysis), the Evidence domain (legal chain of custody), and the Case domain (investigation case management).

Last Reviewed: 2026-03-18