Forensics Pod - Quick Reference Page


This quick reference page provides a summary of the specifications of the Forensics pod.

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Forensics Pod

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You may request virtual machine templates for the Forensics pod from CSSIA.

 

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Virtual Machines

A description of the virtual machines in the Forensics Pod is provided in the table below.

Virtual Machine Role
Forensics_Master_Deft Deft
Forensics_Master_Backtrack5 BackTrack
Forensics_Master_WindowsXP Windows XP Pro
Forensics_Master_pfSense pfSense
Forensics_Master_LinuxSniffer Linux Sniffer
Forensics_Master_Kali Kali
Forensics_Master_Windows7 Windows 7
 

Virtual Machine Templates

The Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA) provides virtual machine templates to install on the pod.

To request access to the preconfigured virtual machine templates from CSSIA:

  1. Go to the CSSIA Resources page: https://www.cssia.org/cssiaresources/
  2. Select CSSIA VM Image Sharing Agreement.
  3. Complete and submit your access request by following the instructions on the request form.
  4. CSSIA will provide, via email, password-protected download links. Access to the download links is provided only to customers who are current with their NETLAB+ support contract and are participants in the appropriate partner programs (i.e., Cisco Networking Academy, VMware IT Academy, Red Hat Academy, and/or Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy).
  5. Once all virtual machines have been downloaded, they can be deployed following the steps in the appropriate pod installation guide. Each virtual machine is deployed individually.