Critical files like /var/log/auth.log , syslog , and kern.log used to track unauthorized access or system errors.
Generate and document the MD5/SHA-256 hashes of the .7z file and the extracted contents to ensure no data was altered during the process. townunix.7z
Build a "Super Timeline" (using tools like Plaso/log2timeline ) to identify when specific files were created, modified, or accessed. Critical files like /var/log/auth
Unix/Linux (various distributions depending on the specific challenge version) Critical files like /var/log/auth.log