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How-To Guides

In this section you will find how-to guides. According to Diataxis documentation framework how-to’s are all about executing a task and achieving a goal through step-by-step instructions. It assumes that the reader already has the baseline skills and knowledge necessary to complete the task, and hence, focuses on the steps necessary to achieve the desired outcome in a correct way and aligned to best practices.

A good example is a cooking recipe, where the focus is to achieve a result, in this case preparing a specific dish in a repeatable way. It assumes the person already has basic knowledge on aspects like cutting and measuring the ingredients, setting the oven temperature, etc.

Published How-To's

  • How to obtain and document informed consent?


    Describes what is informed consent and why it is important in the context of forensic investigations. It also includes a template that can be adapted by point of contacts, analysts and forensic labs to obtain and record consent during a forensic investigation.

    How to obtain and document informed consent?

  • How to enable developer options on an Android device?


    Shows the steps to enable the Developer Options menu on different Android devices, as well as a brief explanation of what developer options are and why they are useful in digital forensics.

    How to enable developer options on Android?

  • How to enable ADB on and Android device?


    Presents the steps to enable USB debugging, also known as Android Debug Bridge or ADB, on different Android devices. It also provides a brief explanation of what USB debugging is and why it is useful in digital forensics

    How to enable ADB on Android?