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An incident response specialist is preparing to collect evidence from an active, powered-on server involved in a security incident. In what sequence should the specialist acquire the following digital evidence sources to strictly adhere to the Order of Volatility, moving from most volatile to least volatile?

  1. 1CPU cache and registers
  2. 2System Random Access Memory (RAM)
  3. 3Temporary swap space and pagefiles
  4. 4Local solid-state or hard disk drive storage

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The correct order from most volatile to least volatile is: CPU cache and registers, System Random Access Memory (RAM), Temporary swap space and pagefiles, and Local solid-state or hard disk drive storage.
Digital evidence acquisition must follow the Order of Volatility to prevent the loss of ephemeral data. The standard sequence begins with ultra-transient CPU cache and registers, proceeds to live system RAM, moves to temporary disk swap/pagefile space, and finishes with non-volatile local disk storage.

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1
Identify the data source with the shortest life expectancy.
CPU cache and registers are identified as the most volatile.
CPU registers and memory caches alter content with every clock cycle and instruction execution.
2
Identify active dynamic system memory.
System Random Access Memory (RAM) is placed second.
RAM holds volatile runtime environment details that vanish if power is disconnected or the operating system halts.
3
Identify secondary virtual memory files stored on disk.
Temporary swap space and pagefiles are placed third.
Swap/pagefiles contain memory artifacts written to storage, changing regularly during system operation but less ephemeral than physical RAM.
4
Identify non-volatile persistent storage media.
Local solid-state or hard disk drive storage is placed fourth.
Disk drives store non-volatile data that remains intact even after a system is powered off.

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Order of Volatility (RFC 3227)
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