Hash Values: The Verification Standard INFORMATION IN THIS CHAPTER: l 26 CHAPTER Hash values How hash values are used in digital forensics l INTRODUCTION When asked on the witness stand, any examiner should be able to show that he or she took the proper steps to verify the evidence collected using hash values for veri- fication of the forensic copy against the original evidence. In Chapter 4 (in the section "Acquisition Best Practices"), we saw that hash values