Katana Forensics, Inc., the software developer of LANTERN, announces the release of a LANTERN Lite, a free open source application for performing physical data (forensic) acquisitions of Apple (iOS) devices. The current release is for Government and Law Enforcement Agencies only, the private sector version will be released soon.

LANTERN Lite will make digital forensics more accessible to a wider range of agencies and in depth examination with a wider range of data carving tools.

What will Lantern Lite do?

• Fully automated
• Automated device identification
• Brute force a simple passcode
• Image a device
• decrypt an image
• Decrypt the keychain (later versions)

What devices will Lantern Lite Support?

• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4 (GSM)  CDMA coming soon
• iPod Touch 4G
• iPod Touch 3G
• iPad 1G

What version of iOS will be supported?

• iOS 4

Will there be any improvements to Lantern Lite?

• Since this is an open source application, the community can add changes
• Future developments will include, iOS 3 and iOS 5 support

Visit www.lanternlite.org or www.katanaforensics.com for more details.