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# aeskeyfind
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The aeskeyfind rpm package.
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This program illustrates automatic techniques for locating 128-bit and                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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256-bit AES keys in a captured memory image.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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The program uses various algorithms and also performs a simple entropy                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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test to filter out blocks that are not keys. It counts the number of                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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repeated bytes and skips blocks that have too many repeats.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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This method works even if several bits of the key schedule have been                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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corrupted due to memory decay.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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This package is useful to several activities, as forensics investigations.   
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