eCDFP Exam Information and Outline
Certified Digital Forensics Professional
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 9, 2026
eCDFP Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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official eCDFP exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap.
The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
INE.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
- Exam Format
- Practical lab-based exam
- Forensic Process and Evidence Handling
- Acquisition and chain of custody
- Disk Imaging and File Systems
- NTFS, FAT, ext
- Windows Forensic Artefacts
- Registry, prefetch, event logs
- Memory Forensics (Volatility)
- Process and network analysis
- Network Forensics
- PCAP and logs
- Timeline Analysis
- Super timelines
- Reporting
- Forensic reports