Part 1: USB Thumb Drive Imaging and Hashing using dd
Determine USB Device:
Identify and note the device identifier for your USB Thumb Drive (e.g., /dev/sdb).
Partition USB Thumb Drive:
Using gparted in Kali, create the specified partitions: 1GB FAT32, 512MB ext2, 512MB Linux Swap, and 2GB EXT4.
Create Image using dd:
Use the dd command along with the Linux time command to create an image of your USB Thumb Drive.
Name the image: image_dd.
Hash Verification:
Calculate both MD5 and SHA512 hash values of the original USB Thumb Drive and the image_dd using appropriate hash commands.
Answer the provided questions based on the hash comparison.
How long did it take to image the drive?
Did the md5 hashes (hash of the drive and hash of the image) match?
Did the sha512 hashes (hash of the drive and hash of the image) match?
What are the md5 and SHA512 hash values?
Part 2: USB Thumb Drive Imaging and Hashing using dcfldd
Create Image using dcfldd:
Use the dcfldd command along with the Linux time command to create an image of your USB Thumb Drive.
Name the image: image_dcfldd.
Hash Verification:
Calculate both MD5 and SHA512 hash values of the original USB Thumb Drive and the image_dcfldd using hash commands.
Answer the provided questions based on the hash comparison.
How long did it take to image the drive?
Did the md5 hashes (hash of the drive and hash of the image) match?
Did the sha512 hashes (hash of the drive and hash of the image) match?
What are the md5 and SHA512 hash values?
Part 3: USB Thumb Drive Imaging and Hashing using Guymager
Create Image using Guymager:
Use the Guymagercommand along with the command to create an image of your USB Thumb Drive.
Name the image: image_Guymager.
Hash Verification:
Calculate both MD5 and SHA512 hash values of the original USB Thumb Drive and the image_Guymagerusing hash commands.
Answer the provided questions based on the hash comparison.
How long did it take to image the drive?
Did the md5 hashes (hash of the drive and hash of the image) match?
Did the sha512 hashes (hash of the drive and hash of the image) match?
What are the md5 and SHA512 hash values?
Part 4: Reflection and Comparison
Answer the following questions:
Which command (dd,dcfldd or Guymager) did you prefer to create images, and why?
Did both dd, dcfldd and Guymager commands provide the same hash values for MD5 and SHA512?

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