Netinfo Security ›› 2021, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (12): 60-69.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1671-1122.2021.12.009

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Research on Authentication Method of WeChat Evidence

NI Xueli1,2,3(), WANG Qun1,2,3, LIANG Guangjun1,2,3   

  1. 1. Department of Computer Information and Cyber Security, Jiangsu Police Institute, Nanjing 210031, China
    2. Jiangsu Electronic Data Forensics and Analysis Engineering Research Center, Nanjing 210031, China
    3. Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Department Key Laboratory of Digital Forensics,Nanjing 210031, China
  • Received:2021-09-22 Online:2021-12-10 Published:2022-01-11
  • Contact: NI Xueli E-mail:nixueli@jspi.edu.cn

Abstract:

In recent years, WeChat evidence appears increasingly frequently in the court trial. Compared with the traditional evidence, the authenticity of WeChat evidence is questioned due to the virtuality of the subject and content. The existing WeChat evidence review practice lacks clear rules and the distinguishing technology is not perfect. Based on the characteristics of WeChat account and the storage and encryption principles of WeChat database, this paper proposed an authentication model for WeChat evidence. The model creatively combined legal dimensions with the authentication of the subject, the integrity of the message, the authentication of the content and so on. Furthermore, this model covered the whole process of evidence preservation, analysis and identification. It reflected the effective combination of procedural rules and technical measures. Finally, the tamper detection experiment of WeChat messages based on WeChat Index database is carried out to verify the correctness and feasibility of the model.

Key words: WeChat evidence, authentication model, database, electronic forensics

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