The approach and rules of digital diplomatically in the process of criminal proof of digital forensic records (evidence): an applied study from the reality of information crimes

This study aimed to emphasize the role of Diplomatics in the process of digital forensic evidence, and the importance of the role of digital diplomatic criticism and its application to digital documents with the aim of emphasizing the validity of the procedures for obtaining digital documents (evidence), and how to reach the authenticity, validity, and integrity of documents and their non-disruption, or modification, alteration, or distortion, and the validity of its attribution to the offender in such a way that the judge relies on it in forming his belief and building his judgment. The study dealt with the application of the curriculum and rules of digital diplomatic criticism on models of digital documents (evidence) for information crimes in Egypt and the study of the research project for the criminal proof of digital documents (DRF).
The study concluded that, the congruences between the digital diplomacy approach and the digital forensic science approach are represented in evaluating the authenticity and defining the context, source, relationships, and meaning of digital documents (evidence). It also concluded the need to develop curricula and concepts that will allow specialists in documents, archives, information, law, and digital forensic sciences to identify documents in various digital environments.