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v0.9.3 · Pre-release Ready First signed release cycle

ByteCase Validate

Create structured laboratory validation records and preserve tool-testing knowledge beyond a single case.

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Validation should remain understandable after the tool changes

ByteCase Validate turns one-time testing into a reusable laboratory record outside the individual case folder.

Current release status

ByteCase Validate v0.9.3 is prepared for its first pre-release cycle.

Signed Windows publication is pending Azure Artifact Signing certificate verification.

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See how the module structures the work.

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Review repository health, recent validation work, retest deadlines, and records that require attention.

Capabilities

Built around the work.

Structured validation records

Record tool, version, environment, purpose, dataset, procedure, and results.

Expected versus observed results

Preserve successful, partial, failed, unexpected, and exceptional outcomes.

Limitations and references

Connect internal testing to documentation, datasets, guidance, and research.

Revalidation history

Track testing across versions, systems, dependencies, and procedures.

Who this is for

Designed for practical forensic environments.

Solo examiners maintaining validation historyLaboratory managers reviewing tool readinessTechnical reviewers comparing versions and environmentsAgencies consolidating internal and external validation references

When to use it

Good fits for the module.

  • Document known-value and workflow testing
  • Record expected and observed results
  • Track versions, environments, limitations, and revalidation triggers
  • Connect internal records to vendor, NIST, SWGDE, and independent sources

What it does not replace

Keep the boundary clear.

  • Independent laboratory validation decisions
  • Accreditation or quality-management requirements
  • Vendor testing
  • A claim that a tool is correct for every dataset or environment

Example workflow

From case input to saved record.

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    Define the validation question

    Identify the feature, environment, and behavior being evaluated.

  2. 02

    Record the test design

    Document dataset, procedure, expected result, criteria, and references.

  3. 03

    Capture observed results

    Record outcomes, attachments, exceptions, and limitations.

  4. 04

    Preserve and revisit

    Save the record and identify revalidation triggers.

Detailed boundaries

What this module does not claim.

  • ByteCase Validate does not certify a tool or guarantee a sufficient validation plan.
  • The laboratory remains responsible for tests, criteria, review, and revalidation triggers.
  • The v0.9.3 build is not yet presented as a signed public Windows release.

Development direction

Where the module can go next.

  • Publish the first signed Windows pre-release
  • Collect laboratory and examiner feedback
  • Expand templates and version comparison
  • Refine reference tagging and reminders

Product status

v0.9.3 · Pre-release Ready

v0.9.3 prepared for the first signed pre-release cycle.

Current focusSigned publication, structured external testing, and refinement from laboratory feedback.View development history →

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