Publication detail

Evidential value of country location evidence obtained from IP address geolocation

KOMOSNÝ, D.

Original Title

Evidential value of country location evidence obtained from IP address geolocation

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Knowledge of the previous location of an Internet device is valuable information in forensics. The previous device location can be obtained via the IP address that the device used to access Internet services, such as email, banking, and online shopping. However, the problem with the device location using its IP address is the unknown evidential value, which is used to admit the evidence in the case. This work introduces a method to process free and constantly updated data to assess the evidential value of the IP country location. The evidential value is assessed for several countries by analyzing historical data over 8 years. Tampering with the location evidence is discussed, as well as its detection. The source code to replicate the results and to apply the updated data to future evidence is available.

Keywords

Internet, IP address, Service, Location, Country, Evidence, Forensics

Authors

KOMOSNÝ, D.

Released

30. 3. 2023

Publisher

PeerJ

Location

GB

ISBN

2376-5992

Periodical

PeerJ Computer Science

Year of study

9

Number

neuvedeno

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1

Pages to

20

Pages count

20

URL

https://peerj.com/articles/cs-1305/

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/209277

BibTex

@article{BUT183084,
  author="Dan {Komosný}",
  title="Evidential value of country location evidence obtained from IP address geolocation",
  journal="PeerJ Computer Science",
  year="2023",
  volume="9",
  number="neuvedeno",
  pages="1--20",
  doi="10.7717/peerj-cs.1305",
  issn="2376-5992",
  url="https://peerj.com/articles/cs-1305/"
}