SSCP Incident Response and Recovery Practice Question
Which of the following is the primary purpose of a chain of custody form in digital forensics?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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To track the possession and handling of evidence from collection to presentation
Chain of custody documents who handled the evidence, when, and why, ensuring it remains admissible in court.
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To track the possession and handling of evidence from collection to presentation
Why this is correct
Correct. Chain of custody ensures evidence integrity and admissibility.
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To document the steps taken to contain an incident
Why it's wrong here
Containment steps are separate from chain of custody.
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To record the hash values of forensic images
Why it's wrong here
Hash values are for integrity verification, not chain of custody.
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To provide a list of approved forensic tools
Why it's wrong here
Approved tools are not chain of custody.
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