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1. 20140817 Sep 24, 2026 · issue 085

   libewf 20140817 adds fuse3fuse3A Linux FUSE library (version 3) maintained by the libfuse project that lets userspace programs implement filesystems without kernel code, giving cyber tools a way to mount custom or virtual filesystems safely. support, L01 format support, and ewftools-mt changes⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠

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   • Moves setuptools configuration into pyproject.toml.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠

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2. 20120212 Feb 12, 2012 · release notes

   libewf 20120212 adds new API functions for file entry data offset, size, and duplicate offset. Adds ewf.net support for file entry flags and media data values.

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   • Adds offset, size, and duplicate_offset methods to the file entry class
   • Adds get_entry_flags and get_media_data_value functions to the ewf.net module

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3. 20111016 Oct 16, 2011 · release notes

   libewf adds libewf_file_entry_get_offset function and expands pyewf/ewfnet support

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   • !File entry date and time values are now 32-bit values instead of their previous type
4. 20110625 Jun 25, 2011 · release notes

   libewf updates internal dependencies and adds libhashf wrapper for message digest hash functions

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5. 20101029 Oct 29, 2010 · release notes

   libewf 20101029 adds -P flag to ewfacquirestream and corrects session sector offset logic

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   • ewfacquirestream now accepts -P option to set bytes per sector

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6. 20101025 Oct 25, 2010 · release notes

   libewf adds support for 5 value xheader date/time format

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7. 20101019 Oct 19, 2010 · release notes

   ewfacquirestream defaults to encase6 for encase1 format and fixes missing max segment size in ewfacquire/ewfexport unattended modes.

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   • Adds encase6 as the default acquisition format for encase1 input in ewfacquirestream.

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8. 20101014 Oct 14, 2010 · release notes

   libewf adds pyewf_glob implementation for globbing EWF images.

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   • pyewf now implements pyewf_glob, enabling globbing patterns to match multiple EWF disk image files simultaneously.

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9. 20101005 Oct 5, 2010 · release notes

   Adds file export notifications to libewf via the ewfexport tool

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   • ewfexport added exporting notification for files export

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10. 20100110 Jan 10, 2010 · release notes

    Adds digest section support and fixes segment file restrictions in EWF3 format.

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    • Removes use of base offset for linen6 format
    • Makes ewfacquire more tolerant for missing device information

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11. 20090624 Jun 24, 2009 · release notes

    Adds support for empty last sessions and shared read flags in device handles.

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    • Adds libnotify integration.
    • Added allow shared read to device handle CreateFile
    • added support for handling empty last session

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12. 20090509 May 9, 2009 · release notes

    ewfacquirestream gains -B/-o flags and acquisition resume alignment; ewfacquire adds model/serial headers

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    • Adds -B (write size upper boundary) and -o (skip N bytes) options to ewfacquirestream.
    • Adds acquisition resume offset alignment support in ewfacquire for non-block-boundary offsets.

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13. 20090503 May 3, 2009 · release notes

    libewf 20090503 adds encase6 as default and limits EWF/ENCASE1/SMART formats to 2 TiB

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    • encase6 format is now the default output format.
    • Limited EWF, ENCASE1, and SMART format acquire sizes to a maximum of 2 TiB.

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    • !The default output format has changed from the previous version to encase6.
14. 20090501 May 1, 2009 · release notes

    LibEWF adds 64-bit sector support and set_media_flags API

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    • implemented 64-bit sector support in APIv2 for add crc and acquiry error and sessions
    • added set media flags function to APIv1

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15. 20090425 Apr 25, 2009 · release notes

    libewf 20090425 adds GUID support for Windows builds and refines ewftools formatting.

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    • Renames libewf_format to ewf_format in ewftools
    • Formats extents header value in a more table-like manner

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    • !libewf_format is renamed to ewf_format in ewftools, requiring code updates to use the new symbol name.
16. 20090419 Apr 19, 2009 · release notes

    libewf 20090419 adds segment file size functions to the public API.

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17. 20090418 Apr 18, 2009 · release notes

    libewf adds set_header_codepage support and improves timestamp/UTC handling in headers.

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    • Adds set_header_codepage function to control the codepage used when writing EWF header values
    • EWF image header date fields now include the UTC/GMT offset (e.g., +0200) for precise timestamp preservation

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18. 20090404 Apr 4, 2009 · release notes

    libewf 20090404 adds APIv2 segment filename retrieval and delta chunk support to writing.

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    • Adds libewf_handle_prepare_write_chunk support for delta chunks
    • Adds libewf_write_io_handle_write_existing_chunk with chunk size restrictions
    • Adds APIv2 function to retrieve current segment filename
    • Updates ewfexport and ewfverify to display files containing CRC errors when compiled with APIv2 support

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19. 20090228 Feb 28, 2009 · release notes

    New byte size parsing, optical disk support, and -P flag in libewf 20090228

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    • Added ewfacquire(stream) -P option to set bytes per sector
    • Added support for missing units in byte size string (defaults to mebibytes)
    • Added support for optical disk and memory media type in ewfacquire(stream)

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20. 20090225 Feb 25, 2009 · release notes

    libewf 20090225 introduces imaging handle raw access support and v2 API work.

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    • Implements imaging_handle in ewfacquirestream to add raw access support for imaging operations
    • Continues work on the v2 api

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21. 20080915 Sep 15, 2008 · release notes

    libewf 20080915 introduces experimental version 2 API with handle management.

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    • Adds --enable-experimental-v2 configure flag to enable the experimental version 2 API
    • Exposes libewf_handle_initialize for initializing a new EWF handle object
    • Exposes libewf_handle_free for releasing resources associated with an EWF handle object

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22. 20080907 Sep 7, 2008 · release notes

    Adds MD5/SHA1 hash calculation for exported data and new -l flag to ewfexport.

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    • ewfexport: added -l option

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23. 20080809 Aug 9, 2008 · release notes

    Adds libewf_get_offset API function and initial Python bindings.

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24. 20080317 Mar 17, 2008 · release notes

    Release introduces LIBEWF_CD_SUPPORT for CD testing and resolves offset table overflow issues with large EnCase files.

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    • Adds LIBEWF_CD_SUPPORT macro for testing purposes to enable CD support.

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25. 20080302 Mar 2, 2008 · release notes

    ewfinfo outputs session info; ewfinfo/ewfacquire/ewfacquirestream/ewfexport handle byte size strings for segment files

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    • ewfinfo now outputs session information as part of media information if present.
    • ewfacquire, ewfacquirestream, and ewfexport use byte size strings for segment file sizes (excluding acquisition size).

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26. 20071124 Nov 24, 2007 · release notes

    libewf 20071124 adds sha1 calculation to ewfexport, >2GiB support, and refactored core APIs

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    • ewfexport now supports SHA1 hash calculation for exported EWF files.
    • libewf_filename_create API updated to accept explicit string length parameter.
    • ewfacquirestream and ewfexport added support for segment files larger than 2 GiB.

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    • !libewf_filename_create signature changed to require a string length argument.
27. 20071123 Nov 23, 2007 · release notes

    libewf adds set detection argument for ewfexport interactive mode and new section metadata fields

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    • added CD-ROM media type
    • section read count is returned instead of section size when possible

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28. 20071110 Nov 10, 2007 · release notes

    libewf 20071110 adds libewf_convert_date_xheader_value, changes ewfinfo default date format, and improves acquisition error handling.

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    • Adds libewf_convert_date_xheader_value function to convert extended header values to dates
    • Adds automatic chunk wiping in ewfacquire on acquisition errors

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    • !ewfinfo now uses ctime as the default date format instead of the previous default.
29. 20071027 Oct 27, 2007 · release notes

    libewf adds libewf_get_amount_of_acquiry_errors and refactors API for better error handling

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    • Adds libewf_get_amount_of_acquiry_errors function to retrieve the count of acquisition errors

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30. 20070908 Sep 8, 2007 · release notes

    libewf adds SHA-1SHA-1A cryptographic hash function standardized by NIST that produces a 160-bit digest; tools use it for file integrity checks, though it is now considered cryptographically broken and unsuitable for collision-resistant applications. and MD5 hash access macros and improves write support for >2GiB EnCase segments.

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    • Adds libewf_get_hash_value_md5 and libewf_get_hash_value_sha1 macros to retrieve calculated hashes
    • Adds libewf_set_hash_value_md5 and libewf_set_hash_value_sha1 macros to set hash values
    • Enables write support for EnCase 6.7 segment files larger than 2 GiB

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    • !Removed libewf_set_media_values, calculated_md5_hash, and libewf_raw_update_md5 from the API
    • !Removed libewf_get_md5_hash from the API
    • !Removed libewf_internal_handle_chunk_cache_realloc from the API
    • !Removed libewf_set_swap_byte_pairs from the API
31. 20070905 Sep 5, 2007 · release notes

    libewf drops MD5 calculation from read path and adds it to ewfverify; supports >2GiB segments.

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    • ewfcommon now provides the MD5 calculation logic used by ewfverify, decoupling it from the general read path.
    • Support for EnCase segment files larger than 2 GiB (tested with EnCase 6.7).
    • The function libewf_calculate_md5_hash has been removed from the public API.

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    • !The symbol libewf_calculate_md5_hash is no longer available in the library; callers must use ewfcommon or ewfverify for hash computation.
32. 20070829 Aug 29, 2007 · release notes

    libewf adds write support and session section handling for EnCase 6.7 >2GiB EWF files

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    • Adds write support for EnCase 6.7 EWF segment files larger than 2 GiB.
    • Adds support for the session section in EWF format parsing.
    • Enables reading EnCase 6.7 EWF segment files exceeding 2 GiB.
    • Improves ewfverify output by fixing misleading Success error messages via errno checks.

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33. 20070819 Aug 19, 2007 · release notes

    libewf 20070819 adds libewf_get_flags_() for Python ctypes and new delta segment reading capabilities.

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    • Adds libewf_get_flags_ function for use of libewf in Phyton with ctypes
    • Completes reading dirty chunks from delta segment files
    • Updates ewfexport to no longer export to stdout by default, requiring -t - for continuous raw output

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    • !ewfexport no longer exports to stdout by default; users must now specify -t - to write to stdout only for continuous raw output
34. 20070715 Jul 15, 2007 · release notes

    Adds ability to write raw buffers as chunks and improves libtool DLLDLLA Windows file format containing compiled code and data that multiple programs can load and share at runtime, letting cyber tools inject functionality into other processes or hook system calls. support

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    • Added capability to write raw buffers as chunks via the library API
    • Improved libtool DLL support for Windows builds

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35. 20070120 Jan 20, 2007 · release notes

    libewf 20070120 adds SHA-1SHA-1A cryptographic hash function standardized by NIST that produces a 160-bit digest; tools use it for file integrity checks, though it is now considered cryptographically broken and unsuitable for collision-resistant applications. support via new EVP interface and digest context

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    • Replaces direct MD5 access with OpenSSL's EVP interface for hashing
    • ewfacquire and ewfacquirestream gain an option to calculate SHA1 hashes
    • ewfverify gains SHA-1 hash verification capability
    • ewfinfo now prints additional hashes (SHA1)

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36. 20070115 Jan 15, 2007 · release notes

    libewf 20070115 adds user-defined header support, xheader parsing, and acquisition software identification.

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    • Added function to add user defined header value
    • Added function to parse xheader
    • ewfinfo will now print extended header values
    • added acquiry_software xheader value to ewfacquire and ewfacquirestream

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37. 20070110 Jan 10, 2007 · release notes

    Adds volume type configuration to CLI tools and updates write media function

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    • ewfacquire and ewfacquirestream gain options to set the volume type.

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38. 20070109 Jan 9, 2007 · release notes

    libewf 20070109 adds error granularity API and generic header value handling

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39. 20070107 Jan 7, 2007 · release notes

    Adds get_version function and configurable block sizes for libewf

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    • Adds get_version function to retrieve the library version
    • Adds support for 8192, 16384 or 32768 sectors per block size options

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40. 20061228 Dec 28, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20061228 adds segment chunk counts and stream-aware write finalization.

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    • Added amount_of_chunks to the segment table in segmented EWF files, containing the number of chunks per segment file
    • Added support for streamed writes via libewf_write_finalize which now handles writing remaining chunk data

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    • !handle->write->offset and handle->write->amount_of_offsets fields removed; use segment_file_offset in the segment table instead
    • !handle->write->create_segment_file field removed from the handle structure
41. 20061227 Dec 27, 2006 · release notes

    Adds ewfalter utility, seek_offset/read_buffer API, pkg-config support, and write_finalize enforcement

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    • Adds ewfalter subcommand (experimental) for EWF manipulation
    • Adds pkg-config file (experimental) to aid build integration
    • Exposes seek_offset configuration in the API to control read/write positioning
    • Adds read_buffer parameter to the API and man page for custom buffer handling
    • Enforces libewf_write_finalize in libewf_close to ensure proper write completion

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    • Adds write_random function for random-access writing support

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42. 20061223 Dec 23, 2006 · release notes

    libewf adds make lib/library target, RPM spec file support, original EWF format detection, and table section limit warnings.

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    • Adds make lib and make library targets for compiling libewf as a standalone library without running tests
    • Adds libewf.spec to the source package to enable rpmbuild -ta <libewf> for RPM builds
    • Adds support for the original EWF format alongside existing variants
    • Libewf now warns if the input file exceeds the maximum number of offsets in a table section

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43. 20061201 Dec 1, 2006 · release notes

    New EWFX format support and chunk/cache passthrough configs

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    • Added chunk_cache_passthrough configuration parameter to control chunk cache behavior
    • Added buffer_passthrough configuration parameter to control buffer passthrough behavior
    • Experimental support for the new EWFX format (EWF-E01E01A forensic disk image format that stores a drive's contents in segmented files with built-in checksums and metadata, widely used in digital forensics because it supports compression and chain-of-custody verification. based) with compressed XML xheader

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44. 20061129 Nov 29, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20061129 adds linen5 write support and improves header handling for EnCase images

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    • Adds linen5 write support enabling creation of EWF files compatible with EnCase linen 5 format
    • Adjusts libewf_header_values structure to allow more flexible header creation during read operations

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45. 20061115 Nov 15, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20061115 adds libewf_string_copy_(from/to)_header functions and multi-byte string support.

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    • Adds libewf_string_copy_from_header function to copy header values into strings.
    • Adds libewf_string_copy_to_header function to copy strings into header values.
    • Allows setting multibyte strings from header values in libewf_string.

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46. 20061111 Nov 11, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20061111 adds time estimates to ewfexport and new header retrieval API functions

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    • ewfexport now displays a time estimate for export operations
    • New API functions added to retrieve EWF header values

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47. 20061029 Oct 29, 2006 · release notes

    New libewf API functions to get/set header values and support notify stream for error redirection

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    • Adds libewf_get_header_value and libewf_set_header_value API functions to manage EWF header metadata programmatically

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48. 20061026 Oct 26, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20061026 adds library API libewf_handle_set_media_type() for setting media type.

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    • Adds libewf_parse_header_values function

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49. 20061024 Oct 24, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20061024 introduces ewfcommon library, configurable read retries, and BSD getopt replacement.

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    • ewfcommon functions prefixed with ewfcommon_, moving error handling and endian conversion into a shared library module
    • Default number of read error retries set to 2 (resulting in 3 total attempts) via the new retry mechanism

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50. 20061022 Oct 22, 2006 · release notes

    New function libewf_set_write_input_size and native Win32 build support.

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    • Added libewf_set_write_input_size function to support writing large EWF images by defining the maximum input buffer size.
    • Enabled native compilation of libewf and its tools on Win32 via CMake adjustments.

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51. 20061020 Oct 20, 2006 · release notes

    Rewrites libewf_write to auto-generate default header values and recalculate EWF-S01 chunk segments.

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    • Adds automatic creation of default values when libewf_write header fields are empty.
    • Improves libewf_write segment file generation by recalculating chunks per segment after the table section is written.

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52. 20061014 Oct 14, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20061014 adds generic header creation functions and exposes sector/chunk/error counts via renamed API fields.

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    • Adds get API function to retrieve library information
    • Moves basic EnCase file format detection code into the library for broader access

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53. 20061009 Oct 9, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20061009 adds libtool support and restructures headers for better autoconf/automake integration.

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    • Adds libtool support based on patches by Rob Meijer
    • Renames config header from config.h to src/libewf_config.h
    • Adds libewf_includes.h to wrap libewf_config.h for autoconf/automake integration

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54. 20060928 Sep 28, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20060928 adds MD5 hash output to the ewfacquire tool on completion

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    • ewfacquire prints the computed MD5 hash upon successful acquisition

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55. 20060910 Sep 10, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20060910 adds offset/size arguments to write function and ewfacquire; renames core read/write symbols.

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    • ewfacquire now prompts for offset and size when acquiring an image
    • write function supports explicit offset and size parameters
    • Renamed file_read and file_write to read and write

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    • !The library symbol file_read is now read; the symbol file_write is now write
56. 20060908 Sep 8, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20060908 adds byte order detection for UTF-16, offset/size in fd functions, and ltree work

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    • UTF-16 to ASCII conversion includes simple byte order detection.

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57. 20060905 Sep 5, 2006 · release notes

    This release enhances libewf legacy with large file handling capabilities and acquisition metrics.

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    • Adds configure.in support for converting raw images larger than 4 GiB to EWF files
    • Updates ewfacquire to report total acquire time and bytes/second throughput

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58. 20060904 Sep 4, 2006 · release notes

    libewf v20060904 adds start/finish timestamps to the ewfacquire utility.

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    • ewfacquire now reports start and finish time values.

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59. 20060823 Aug 23, 2006 · release notes

    libewf v20060823 adds a wrapper for basic calls and improves error handling.

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    • Added libewf_notify.* symbol prefix to replace the old notify.* names to prevent library name clashes

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60. 20060822 Aug 22, 2006 · release notes

    Adds byte swap functionality for read/write operations in libewf

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61. 20060821 Aug 21, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20060821 adds L01 file support and renames signature struct

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    • ewf_file_signature renamed to evf_file_signature

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    • !Symbol ewf_file_signature is renamed to evf_file_signature, requiring a code update if used.
62. 20060819 Aug 19, 2006 · release notes

    libewf adds SMART (EWF-S01) support and removes the 255-segment file limit on writes

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    • write subsystem now allows more than 255 segment files by using an increment-based naming scheme similar to EnCase.

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63. 20060816 Aug 16, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20060816 adds user confirmation to ewfacquire and changes default E5 format

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    • Adds an overview step in ewfacquire to confirm user input before proceeding or restarting the query
    • Makes the encase5 file option the default for ewfacquire

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64. 20060812 Aug 12, 2006 · release notes

    libewf 20060812 adds flexible read retry configuration and empty block compression options

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    • Adds user-adjustable read error retry count via ewfacquire for flexible recovery handling
    • Introduces a new file size algorithm to fill compressed files closer to the maximum file size limit
    • Adds an option to always compress empty chunks during write operations

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65. 20060526 May 26, 2006 · release notes

    New ewfacquire chunk size and error granularity inputs

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    • ewfacquire adds chunk size input possibility to control acquisition blocks
    • ewfacquire adds error granularity size input possibility to control error handling intervals

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66. 20060422 Apr 22, 2006 · release notes

    ewfinfo now shows compression media info (Encase5) and library gains compression type functionality.

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    • ewfinfo adds compression media information output for the Encase5 format
    • Moved compression type functionality into the library from ewfacquire

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67. 20060414 Apr 14, 2006 · release notes

    Adds quiet mode to ewfexport/ewfacquire, Mac OS-X/Darwin device acquisition support, and EWF file size limits to ewfacquire.

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    • Adds -q flag to ewfexport and ewfacquire to suppress status output
    • Enables ewfacquire to acquire physical devices on Mac OS-X/Darwin platforms
    • Adds file size input option to ewfacquire with 2 GiB upper bound and 1440k lower bound

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68. 20060413 Apr 13, 2006 · release notes

    Adds file signature function and shared MD5 header for TSK integration

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    • Added libewf_file_get_signature() function to the library API to allow identification of EWF images by their magic numbers.
    • Added md5.h header to provide an abstraction layer over different MD5 calculation code bases, such as the one integrated in The SleuthKit.

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69. 20060411 Apr 11, 2006 · release notes

    libewf renames CLI tools (ewfmd5sum/ewfcat) and adds time parsing to ewfinfo

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    • Adds ewfverify command-line utility (renamed from ewfmd5sum) for verifying EWF images
    • Adds ewfexport command-line utility (renamed from ewfcat) for exporting EWF image content
    • Adds time parsing functionality to ewfinfo with MM/DD/YYYY date format support
    • Enhances password and compression header value output in ewfinfo

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    • !The ewfmd5sum command has been renamed to ewfverify, breaking scripts that invoke the old name
    • !The ewfcat command has been renamed to ewfexport, breaking scripts that invoke the old name