Examination of MAC address records of phones connected to the macOS computer

Tümay Kurtca; Refik Samet

Makale detayları

Examination of MAC address records of phones connected to the macOS computer

Yazarlar:

Tümay Kurtca | Refik Samet

Yayıncı:

Gazi University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mühendislik

Dergi:

Gazi Üniversitesi Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.39 Issue 3, pp.1637-1648

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310057

pISSN:

1300-1884

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Özet:

 Thanks to the MAC addresses, determinations can be made to the manufacturer of a device, up to which country it is sold to. MAC addresses of the devices can be determined with forensic software. However, despite the continuous development of operating systems, the progress of forensic software remains insufficient in terms of Mac operating system MacOS. The aim of this study is to analyze the MAC address records of the phones connected to a computer with MacOS, to identify the problems encountered during the analysis and to offer solutions to these problems. In order to achieve this goal, this article suggests a methodology consisting of the preparation of the working environment, the collection of data, the analysis of the data and the evaluation of the results. In accordance with this methodology, a total of ten different applications were used by phones with iOS and ANDROID operating systems. Obtained results showed that the MAC address records falling to the operating system did not work correctly every time, the connection type affects the results, and there are multiple MAC address records for one phone.

 Thanks to the MAC addresses, determinations can be made to the manufacturer of a device, up to which country it is sold to. MAC addresses of the devices can be determined with forensic software. However, despite the continuous development of operating systems, the progress of forensic software remains insufficient in terms of Mac operating system MacOS. The aim of this study is to analyze the MAC address records of the phones connected to a computer with MacOS, to identify the problems encountered during the analysis and to offer solutions to these problems. In order to achieve this goal, this article suggests a methodology consisting of the preparation of the working environment, the collection of data, the analysis of the data and the evaluation of the results. In accordance with this methodology, a total of ten different applications were used by phones with iOS and ANDROID operating systems. Obtained results showed that the MAC address records falling to the operating system did not work correctly every time, the connection type affects the results, and there are multiple MAC address records for one phone.

 Thanks to the MAC addresses, determinations can be made to the manufacturer of a device, up to which country it is sold to. MAC addresses of the devices can be determined with forensic software. However, despite the continuous development of operating systems, the progress of forensic software remains insufficient in terms of Mac operating system MacOS. The aim of this study is to analyze the MAC address records of the phones connected to a computer with MacOS, to identify the problems encountered during the analysis and to offer solutions to these problems. In order to achieve this goal, this article suggests a methodology consisting of the preparation of the working environment, the collection of data, the analysis of the data and the evaluation of the results. In accordance with this methodology, a total of ten different applications were used by phones with iOS and ANDROID operating systems. Obtained results showed that the MAC address records falling to the operating system did not work correctly every time, the connection type affects the results, and there are multiple MAC address records for one phone.

 MAC adresleri sayesinde bir cihazın üretici firmasına, hangi ülkede kime satıldığına kadar tespitler yapılabilir. Cihazların MAC adresleri adli bilişim yazılımları ile tespit edilebilir. Ancak işletim sistemlerinin sürekli gelişimine karşın adli bilişim yazılımlarının ilerlemesi, Mac işletim sistemi macOS açısından yeteriz kalmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, macOSa sahip bir bilgisayara bağlanan telefonların, MAC adresi kayıtlarını analiz etmek, analiz sırasında karşılaşılan problemleri tespit etmek ve bu problemlere çözüm önerisi sunmaktır. Bu amacı gerçekleştirmek için bu makalede çalışma ortamının hazırlanması, verilerin toplanması, verilerin analizi ve sonuçların değerlendirilmesi aşamalarından oluşan bir metodoloji önerilmektedir. Bu metodolojiye uygun olarak iOS ve ANDROID işletim sistemine sahip telefonlar ile toplam on farklı uygulama gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar; işletim sistemine düşen MAC adresi kayıtlarının her seferinde doğru sonucu vermediğini, bağlantı türünün sonuçları etkilediğini ve bir telefon için birden fazla MAC adresi kaydı olduğunu göstermiştir.

Makale detayları

Examination of MAC address records of phones connected to the macOS computer

Yazarlar:

Tümay Kurtca | Refik Samet

Yayıncı:

Gazi University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mühendislik

Dergi:

Gazi Üniversitesi Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.39 Issue 3, pp.1637-1648

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310057

pISSN:

1300-1884

Digital Forensic

MacOS

MAC address

iOS

ANDROID

RecordsAdli Bilişim

MacOS

MAC adresi

iOS

ANDROID

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Tümay Kurtca | Refik Samet

Yayıncı: Gazi University

Ana Başlıklar: Mühendislik

Dergi: Gazi Üniversitesi Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.39 Issue 3, pp.1637-1648

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001310057

pISSN: 1300-1884

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Tümay Kurtca | Refik Samet

Yayıncı:

Gazi University

Ana Başlıklar:

Mühendislik

Dergi:

Gazi Üniversitesi Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.39 Issue 3, pp.1637-1648

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310057

pISSN:

1300-1884