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Workflows - Cloud Storage Forensic Acquisition

Workflow 1: API-Based Remote Acquisition

Obtain legal authorization and credentials
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Authenticate via service API (OAuth2 / app credentials)
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Enumerate all files including shared and trashed items
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Download file contents preserving metadata
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Collect revision history and activity logs
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Hash all acquired files (SHA-256)
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Generate acquisition log with timestamps

Workflow 2: Endpoint Artifact Collection

Identify cloud sync client installations
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Collect local sync databases (KAPE cloud targets)
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Parse sync engine databases (OneDrive, GDrive, Dropbox)
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Identify cloud-only files from metadata
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Recover cached and deleted files from local storage
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Correlate local artifacts with API-acquired data