Python for Network Forensics 2.2: Populating File Properties

The video tutorial covers developing a Python-based file scanner to check file permissions and query timestamps. It explains the use of modules like OS, Datetime, and stat to convert file properties into human-readable formats. The tutorial also demonstrates setting up the environment, scanning files, and formatting timestamps, concluding with a preview of scanning the Windows Registry in the next lesson.

What modules are required to develop a Python file-based scanner?

How can you convert timestamps into a human-readable format in Python?

What are the three types of permissions typically associated with a file?

Explain the difference between access, modify, and create timestamps.

What is the purpose of the 'stat' module in Python?

Describe how to print file permissions in a human-readable format.

What is the significance of the 'datetime' module in handling file timestamps?