unit 6
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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 6
Points: 100
Overview:
It is time to put your detective skills to work. In this assignment, you will write a brief
paper describing how you analyzed a suspicious email. The Hostinger website in this
unit’s resources will be helpful for this activity.
Instructions:
Select and research a free email header analyzer.
Using an existing email in your email inbox, locate the header of the email.
With the header analyzer you have researched, parse out all of the pertinent
information:
• What is the originating IP address?
• What is the service provider for the originating IP address?
• What is the recipient’s IP address?
• What time was the email sent?
Document the process you just conducted.
• List the steps you took in finding the email header.
• Describe the email analyzer you used to parse the pertinent information.
• Summarize your findings in a manner that can be understood by someone who is
not familiar with electronic investigations. It is common that investigators need to
explain complex processes in a concise manner to members of the jury at trial.
CRJ326 – Digital Forensics
Email Tracing
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Requirements:
• The report should be a minimum of two pages.
• Copy and paste the email header you are analyzing into your assignment document.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write
and again after you write.
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Evaluation Rubric for Email Tracing Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
0 - 14 points 15-19 points 20-24 points 25 points
Email’s Originating IP Address
The IP address is missing.
The IP address is listed but is incorrect.
The IP address is listed, but it is partially correct.
The correct IP address is listed.
Originating Email’s IP Service Provider
No service provider is listed for the originating email address.
The service provider is listed for the originating email address but is incorrect.
The service provider is listed for the originating email address, but it is partially correct.
The correct service provider for the originating email address is listed.
0 - 8 points 9-11 points 12-14 points 15 points
Recipient’s IP Address
There is no IP address listed.
The recipient’s IP address is listed but is incorrect.
The recipient’s IP address is listed, but it is partially correct.
The recipient’s IP address is correctly listed.
0 - 5 points 6 - 7 points 8-9 points 10 points
Email Sent Time There is no time listed.
The time is listed for when the email was sent but is missing significant detail.
The time is listed for when the email was sent but is missing some key details.
The correct time the email was sent is listed.
0 - 8 points 9-11 points 12-14 points 15 points
Email Trace A discussion of the email trace is missing.
A discussion of the email trace is addressed but missing significant detail.
A discussion of the email trace is addressed but missing some key details.
A discussion of email trace is thoroughly addressed.
0 - 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Length Less than 2 pages n/a n/a At least 2 pages
Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format
Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.
Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Writing and format are clear, professional, APA compliant, and error-free.