digital forensics

Performing SQLite Database Forensics

Perform forensic analysis of SQLite databases to recover deleted records from freelists and WAL files, decode encoded timestamps, and extract evidence from browser history, messaging apps, and mobile device databases.

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Overview

SQLite is the most widely deployed database engine in the world, used by virtually every mobile application, web browser, and many desktop applications to store user data. In digital forensics, SQLite databases are critical evidence sources containing browser history, messaging records, call logs, GPS locations, application preferences, and cached content. Forensic analysis goes beyond simple SQL queries to examine the internal B-tree page structures, freelist pages containing deleted records, Write-Ahead Log (WAL) files preserving transaction history, and unallocated space within database pages where recoverable data may persist after deletion.

When to Use

  • When conducting security assessments that involve performing sqlite database forensics
  • When following incident response procedures for related security events
  • When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities
  • When validating security controls through hands-on testing

Prerequisites

  • DB Browser for SQLite (sqlitebrowser)
  • SQLite command-line tools (sqlite3)
  • Python 3.8+ with sqlite3 module
  • Belkasoft Evidence Center or Axiom (commercial)
  • Hex editor (HxD, 010 Editor) for manual page inspection
  • Understanding of B-tree data structures

SQLite Internal Structure

Database Header (First 100 Bytes)

Offset Size Description
0 16 Magic string: "SQLite format 3\000"
16 2 Page size (512-65536 bytes)
18 1 File format write version
19 1 File format read version
24 4 File change counter
28 4 Database size in pages
32 4 First freelist trunk page number
36 4 Total freelist pages
52 4 Text encoding (1=UTF-8, 2=UTF-16le, 3=UTF-16be)
96 4 Version-valid-for number

Page Types

Type ID Description
B-tree Interior 0x05 Internal table node
B-tree Leaf 0x0D Table leaf page containing actual records
Index Interior 0x02 Internal index node
Index Leaf 0x0A Index leaf page
Freelist Trunk - Tracks freed pages
Freelist Leaf - Freed page with recoverable data
Overflow - Continuation of large records

Deleted Record Recovery

Method 1: Freelist Page Analysis

When records are deleted, SQLite may place their pages on the freelist rather than overwriting them immediately.

import struct
import sqlite3
import os
 
 
def analyze_freelist(db_path: str) -> dict:
    """Analyze SQLite freelist to identify pages containing deleted data."""
    with open(db_path, "rb") as f:
        # Read header
        header = f.read(100)
        page_size = struct.unpack(">H", header[16:18])[0]
        if page_size == 1:
            page_size = 65536
        first_freelist_page = struct.unpack(">I", header[32:36])[0]
        total_freelist_pages = struct.unpack(">I", header[36:40])[0]
 
        freelist_info = {
            "page_size": page_size,
            "first_freelist_page": first_freelist_page,
            "total_freelist_pages": total_freelist_pages,
            "trunk_pages": [],
            "leaf_pages": []
        }
 
        if first_freelist_page == 0:
            return freelist_info
 
        # Walk the freelist trunk chain
        trunk_page = first_freelist_page
        while trunk_page != 0:
            offset = (trunk_page - 1) * page_size
            f.seek(offset)
            page_data = f.read(page_size)
 
            next_trunk = struct.unpack(">I", page_data[0:4])[0]
            leaf_count = struct.unpack(">I", page_data[4:8])[0]
 
            leaves = []
            for i in range(leaf_count):
                leaf_page = struct.unpack(">I", page_data[8 + i * 4:12 + i * 4])[0]
                leaves.append(leaf_page)
 
            freelist_info["trunk_pages"].append({
                "page_number": trunk_page,
                "next_trunk": next_trunk,
                "leaf_count": leaf_count,
                "leaf_pages": leaves
            })
            freelist_info["leaf_pages"].extend(leaves)
            trunk_page = next_trunk
 
    return freelist_info
 
 
def extract_freelist_content(db_path: str, output_dir: str):
    """Extract raw content from freelist pages for analysis."""
    info = analyze_freelist(db_path)
    os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
    with open(db_path, "rb") as f:
        page_size = info["page_size"]
        for page_num in info["leaf_pages"]:
            offset = (page_num - 1) * page_size
            f.seek(offset)
            page_data = f.read(page_size)
            output_file = os.path.join(output_dir, f"freelist_page_{page_num}.bin")
            with open(output_file, "wb") as out:
                out.write(page_data)
 
    return len(info["leaf_pages"])

Method 2: WAL (Write-Ahead Log) Analysis

The WAL file contains pending transactions that have not yet been checkpointed back to the main database.

def parse_wal_header(wal_path: str) -> dict:
    """Parse SQLite WAL file header and frame inventory."""
    with open(wal_path, "rb") as f:
        header = f.read(32)
        magic = struct.unpack(">I", header[0:4])[0]
        file_format = struct.unpack(">I", header[4:8])[0]
        page_size = struct.unpack(">I", header[8:12])[0]
        checkpoint_seq = struct.unpack(">I", header[12:16])[0]
        salt1 = struct.unpack(">I", header[16:20])[0]
        salt2 = struct.unpack(">I", header[20:24])[0]
 
        wal_info = {
            "magic": hex(magic),
            "format": file_format,
            "page_size": page_size,
            "checkpoint_sequence": checkpoint_seq,
            "frames": []
        }
 
        # Parse frames (24-byte header + page_size data each)
        frame_offset = 32
        frame_num = 0
        file_size = os.path.getsize(wal_path)
 
        while frame_offset + 24 + page_size <= file_size:
            f.seek(frame_offset)
            frame_header = f.read(24)
            page_number = struct.unpack(">I", frame_header[0:4])[0]
            db_size_after = struct.unpack(">I", frame_header[4:8])[0]
 
            wal_info["frames"].append({
                "frame_number": frame_num,
                "page_number": page_number,
                "db_size_pages": db_size_after,
                "offset": frame_offset
            })
            frame_offset += 24 + page_size
            frame_num += 1
 
    return wal_info

Method 3: Unallocated Space Within Pages

Deleted cells within active B-tree pages leave data in the unallocated region between the cell pointer array and the cell content area.

def analyze_unallocated_space(db_path: str, page_number: int) -> dict:
    """Analyze unallocated space within a specific B-tree page."""
    with open(db_path, "rb") as f:
        header = f.read(100)
        page_size = struct.unpack(">H", header[16:18])[0]
        if page_size == 1:
            page_size = 65536
 
        offset = (page_number - 1) * page_size
        f.seek(offset)
        page_data = f.read(page_size)
 
        # Parse page header (8 or 12 bytes depending on type)
        page_type = page_data[0]
        first_freeblock = struct.unpack(">H", page_data[1:3])[0]
        cell_count = struct.unpack(">H", page_data[3:5])[0]
        cell_content_offset = struct.unpack(">H", page_data[5:7])[0]
        if cell_content_offset == 0:
            cell_content_offset = 65536
 
        header_size = 12 if page_type in (0x02, 0x05) else 8
        cell_pointer_end = header_size + cell_count * 2
 
        unallocated_start = cell_pointer_end
        unallocated_end = cell_content_offset
        unallocated_size = unallocated_end - unallocated_start
 
        return {
            "page_number": page_number,
            "page_type": hex(page_type),
            "cell_count": cell_count,
            "unallocated_start": unallocated_start,
            "unallocated_end": unallocated_end,
            "unallocated_size": unallocated_size,
            "unallocated_data": page_data[unallocated_start:unallocated_end].hex()
        }

Common Forensic Databases

Application Database File Key Tables
Chrome History urls, visits, downloads, keyword_search_terms
Firefox places.sqlite moz_places, moz_historyvisits
Safari History.db history_items, history_visits
WhatsApp msgstore.db messages, chat_list
Signal signal.sqlite sms, mms
iMessage sms.db message, handle, chat
Android SMS mmssms.db sms, mms, threads
Skype main.db Messages, Conversations

Timestamp Decoding

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
def decode_chrome_timestamp(chrome_ts: int) -> datetime:
    """Convert Chrome/WebKit timestamp to datetime (microseconds since 1601-01-01)."""
    epoch_delta = 11644473600
    return datetime.utcfromtimestamp((chrome_ts / 1000000) - epoch_delta)
 
def decode_unix_timestamp(unix_ts: int) -> datetime:
    """Convert Unix timestamp to datetime."""
    return datetime.utcfromtimestamp(unix_ts)
 
def decode_mac_absolute_time(mac_ts: float) -> datetime:
    """Convert Mac Absolute Time (seconds since 2001-01-01)."""
    mac_epoch = datetime(2001, 1, 1)
    return mac_epoch + timedelta(seconds=mac_ts)
 
def decode_mozilla_timestamp(moz_ts: int) -> datetime:
    """Convert Mozilla PRTime (microseconds since Unix epoch)."""
    return datetime.utcfromtimestamp(moz_ts / 1000000)

References

Example Output

$ python3 sqlite_forensics.py --db /evidence/chrome/Default/History \
    --wal /evidence/chrome/Default/History-wal \
    --journal /evidence/chrome/Default/History-journal \
    --output /analysis/sqlite_report
 
SQLite Database Forensic Analyzer v2.0
========================================
Database:    /evidence/chrome/Default/History
Size:        48.2 MB
SQLite Ver:  3.39.5
Page Size:   4096 bytes
Total Pages: 12,345
Encoding:    UTF-8
 
[+] Analyzing WAL (Write-Ahead Log)...
    WAL file:       History-wal (2.1 MB)
    WAL frames:     512
    Checkpointed:   No (contains uncommitted data)
    Recoverable rows from WAL: 234
 
[+] Analyzing journal file...
    Journal file:   History-journal (0 bytes - rolled back)
 
[+] Scanning for deleted records (freelist pages)...
    Freelist pages:     456
    Deleted records recovered: 1,892
 
[+] Analyzing table: urls
    Active rows:     12,456
    Deleted rows:    1,234 (recovered from freelist)
    WAL-only rows:   89
 
--- Recovered Deleted URLs (Last 10) ---
Row ID | URL                                              | Title                    | Visit Count | Last Visit (UTC)
-------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------|---------------------
89234  | https://mega.nz/folder/xYz123#key=AbCdEf        | MEGA                     | 5           | 2024-01-16 03:20:00
89235  | https://transfer.sh/abc123/data.7z               | transfer.sh              | 1           | 2024-01-16 03:25:00
89240  | https://temp-mail.org/en/                        | Temp Mail                | 3           | 2024-01-15 13:00:00
89241  | https://browserleaks.com/ip                      | IP Leak Test             | 1           | 2024-01-15 12:55:00
89245  | https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a1b2c3...    | VirusTotal               | 2           | 2024-01-15 14:30:00
89250  | https://github.com/gentilkiwi/mimikatz/releases  | Mimikatz Releases        | 1           | 2024-01-15 16:00:00
89260  | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/.../payload.ps1| GitHub Raw               | 1           | 2024-01-15 14:34:00
89270  | https://pastebin.com/edit/kL9mN2pQ               | Pastebin - Edit          | 2           | 2024-01-15 14:42:00
89280  | https://duckduckgo.com/?q=clear+browser+history  | DuckDuckGo               | 1           | 2024-01-17 22:00:00
89285  | https://duckduckgo.com/?q=anti+forensics+tools   | DuckDuckGo               | 1           | 2024-01-17 22:05:00
 
[+] Analyzing table: downloads
    Active rows:     234
    Deleted rows:    12 (recovered)
 
--- Recovered Deleted Downloads ---
Row ID | Filename               | URL                                    | Size      | Start Time (UTC)
-------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------|---------------------
5012   | payload.ps1            | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/...  | 4,096     | 2024-01-15 14:34:00
5015   | mimikatz_trunk.zip     | https://github.com/.../releases/...    | 1,892,352 | 2024-01-15 16:00:00
5018   | netscan_portable.zip   | https://www.softperfect.com/...        | 5,242,880 | 2024-01-15 15:05:00
 
[+] Slack space analysis...
    Pages with slack space data: 234
    Partial strings recovered:   67 fragments
 
Summary:
  Total records analyzed:  14,578 (active) + 3,126 (deleted/WAL)
  Evidence-relevant URLs:  23 (flagged)
  Deleted downloads:       12 (3 tool-related)
  Anti-forensics evidence: Browser history deletion detected
  Report: /analysis/sqlite_report/sqlite_forensics.json
  Recovered DB: /analysis/sqlite_report/History_recovered.db
Source materials

References and resources

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References 3

api-reference.md1.9 KB

API Reference: SQLite Database Forensics

SQLite File Header (First 100 Bytes)

Offset Size Description
0 16 Magic: SQLite format 3\000
16 2 Page size (512-65536; 1 means 65536)
24 4 File change counter
28 4 Database size in pages
32 4 First freelist trunk page
36 4 Total freelist pages
52 4 Text encoding (1=UTF-8, 2=UTF-16le, 3=UTF-16be)

Page Types

Type Byte Description
0x02 Index interior (B-tree)
0x05 Table interior (B-tree)
0x0A Index leaf (B-tree)
0x0D Table leaf (B-tree)

Timestamp Decoders

Format Epoch Conversion
Unix 1970-01-01 datetime.utcfromtimestamp(val)
Chrome/WebKit 1601-01-01 (val / 1e6) - 11644473600 seconds since Unix epoch
Mac Absolute 2001-01-01 datetime(2001,1,1) + timedelta(seconds=val)
Mozilla PRTime 1970-01-01 val / 1e6 seconds since Unix epoch

Common Forensic Databases

Application File Key Tables
Chrome History urls, visits, downloads
Firefox places.sqlite moz_places, moz_historyvisits
WhatsApp msgstore.db messages, chat_list
iMessage sms.db message, handle, chat
Android SMS mmssms.db sms, threads

Python Libraries

Library Version Purpose
sqlite3 stdlib Query database tables
struct stdlib Parse binary header and page structures
os / pathlib stdlib File size and path operations

References

standards.md0.9 KB

Standards and References - SQLite Database Forensics

Standards

Tools

  • DB Browser for SQLite: Open-source GUI editor
  • sqlcipher: Encrypted SQLite database handling
  • Belkasoft Evidence Center: Commercial SQLite forensic analysis
  • Exponent SQLite Explorer: Forensic SQLite viewer with timestamp auto-detection
  • FORC (Forensic Operations for Recognizing SQLite Content): Automated Android extraction

Key Database Locations

  • Chrome History: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History
  • Firefox places.sqlite: %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles*.default\places.sqlite
  • Android SMS: /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
  • iOS SMS: /private/var/mobile/Library/SMS/sms.db
  • WhatsApp: /data/data/com.whatsapp/databases/msgstore.db
workflows.md0.9 KB

Workflows - SQLite Database Forensics

Workflow 1: Complete Database Analysis

Identify SQLite databases in evidence
    |
Create forensic copies (preserve WAL and journal files)
    |
Analyze database header (page size, encoding, freelist)
    |
Query active tables for evidence
    |
Analyze freelist pages for deleted records
    |
Parse WAL file for transaction history
    |
Examine unallocated space within pages
    |
Decode timestamps (Chrome, Unix, Mac Absolute, Mozilla)
    |
Document and export findings

Workflow 2: Deleted Record Recovery

Open database in hex editor
    |
Identify freelist trunk/leaf pages from header
    |
Extract raw page data from freelist
    |
Parse B-tree cell format to decode records
    |
Check WAL for pre-deletion snapshots
    |
Examine unallocated space between cell pointers and content area
    |
Carve recoverable records

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agent.py7.7 KB
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Agent for SQLite database forensics.

Parses SQLite file headers, analyzes freelist pages for deleted records,
examines WAL files, decodes browser/app timestamps, and extracts
evidence from common forensic databases.
"""

import struct
import sqlite3
import json
import sys
import os
import re
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from pathlib import Path

_SAFE_TABLE_RE = re.compile(r'^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$')


class SQLiteForensicsAgent:
    """Performs forensic analysis on SQLite database files."""

    def __init__(self, db_path, output_dir="./sqlite_forensics"):
        self.db_path = db_path
        self.output_dir = Path(output_dir)
        self.output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
        self.findings = []

    def parse_header(self):
        """Parse the 100-byte SQLite database header."""
        with open(self.db_path, "rb") as f:
            header = f.read(100)

        magic = header[0:16]
        if magic != b"SQLite format 3\x00":
            return {"error": "Not a valid SQLite database"}

        page_size = struct.unpack(">H", header[16:18])[0]
        if page_size == 1:
            page_size = 65536

        return {
            "magic": magic[:15].decode("ascii"),
            "page_size": page_size,
            "write_format": header[18],
            "read_format": header[19],
            "change_counter": struct.unpack(">I", header[24:28])[0],
            "db_size_pages": struct.unpack(">I", header[28:32])[0],
            "first_freelist_page": struct.unpack(">I", header[32:36])[0],
            "total_freelist_pages": struct.unpack(">I", header[36:40])[0],
            "schema_cookie": struct.unpack(">I", header[40:44])[0],
            "text_encoding": {1: "UTF-8", 2: "UTF-16le", 3: "UTF-16be"}.get(
                struct.unpack(">I", header[52:56])[0], "unknown"),
            "db_size_bytes": os.path.getsize(self.db_path),
        }

    def analyze_freelist(self):
        """Walk freelist trunk chain to identify pages with deleted data."""
        with open(self.db_path, "rb") as f:
            header = f.read(100)
            page_size = struct.unpack(">H", header[16:18])[0]
            if page_size == 1:
                page_size = 65536
            first_trunk = struct.unpack(">I", header[32:36])[0]
            total_free = struct.unpack(">I", header[36:40])[0]

            if first_trunk == 0:
                return {"freelist_pages": 0, "trunk_pages": [], "leaf_pages": []}

            trunk_pages, leaf_pages = [], []
            trunk = first_trunk
            while trunk != 0:
                offset = (trunk - 1) * page_size
                f.seek(offset)
                page_data = f.read(page_size)
                next_trunk = struct.unpack(">I", page_data[0:4])[0]
                leaf_count = struct.unpack(">I", page_data[4:8])[0]
                leaves = []
                for i in range(leaf_count):
                    lp = struct.unpack(">I", page_data[8 + i * 4:12 + i * 4])[0]
                    leaves.append(lp)
                trunk_pages.append({"page": trunk, "leaf_count": leaf_count})
                leaf_pages.extend(leaves)
                trunk = next_trunk

        if leaf_pages:
            self.findings.append({"type": "freelist_data",
                                  "pages": len(leaf_pages),
                                  "note": "Deleted records may be recoverable"})
        return {"freelist_pages": total_free,
                "trunk_pages": trunk_pages, "leaf_pages": leaf_pages}

    def extract_freelist_pages(self):
        """Dump raw freelist leaf pages for hex analysis."""
        info = self.analyze_freelist()
        with open(self.db_path, "rb") as f:
            hdr = f.read(100)
            page_size = struct.unpack(">H", hdr[16:18])[0]
            if page_size == 1:
                page_size = 65536
            out_dir = self.output_dir / "freelist_pages"
            out_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
            for pn in info["leaf_pages"]:
                f.seek((pn - 1) * page_size)
                data = f.read(page_size)
                (out_dir / f"page_{pn}.bin").write_bytes(data)
        return len(info["leaf_pages"])

    def parse_wal(self):
        """Parse WAL file frames for transaction history."""
        wal_path = self.db_path + "-wal"
        if not os.path.exists(wal_path):
            return {"wal_exists": False}

        with open(wal_path, "rb") as f:
            header = f.read(32)
            magic = struct.unpack(">I", header[0:4])[0]
            page_size = struct.unpack(">I", header[8:12])[0]
            checkpoint_seq = struct.unpack(">I", header[12:16])[0]
            file_size = os.path.getsize(wal_path)

            frames = []
            offset = 32
            frame_num = 0
            while offset + 24 + page_size <= file_size:
                f.seek(offset)
                fh = f.read(24)
                page_number = struct.unpack(">I", fh[0:4])[0]
                frames.append({"frame": frame_num, "page": page_number,
                                "offset": offset})
                offset += 24 + page_size
                frame_num += 1

        return {"wal_exists": True, "magic": hex(magic),
                "page_size": page_size, "checkpoint_seq": checkpoint_seq,
                "total_frames": len(frames), "frames": frames[:50]}

    def query_tables(self):
        """List all tables and row counts in the database."""
        conn = sqlite3.connect(f"file:{self.db_path}?mode=ro", uri=True)
        cursor = conn.cursor()
        cursor.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'")
        tables = []
        for (name,) in cursor.fetchall():
            try:
                if not _SAFE_TABLE_RE.match(name):
                    continue
                cursor.execute(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM [{name}]")
                count = cursor.fetchone()[0]
            except sqlite3.OperationalError:
                count = -1
            tables.append({"table": name, "row_count": count})
        conn.close()
        return tables

    @staticmethod
    def decode_timestamp(value, fmt="unix"):
        """Decode timestamps from common database formats."""
        try:
            if fmt == "unix":
                return datetime.utcfromtimestamp(value).isoformat()
            elif fmt == "chrome":
                epoch_delta = 11644473600
                return datetime.utcfromtimestamp(
                    (value / 1_000_000) - epoch_delta).isoformat()
            elif fmt == "mac_absolute":
                mac_epoch = datetime(2001, 1, 1)
                return (mac_epoch + timedelta(seconds=value)).isoformat()
            elif fmt == "mozilla":
                return datetime.utcfromtimestamp(value / 1_000_000).isoformat()
        except (OSError, ValueError, OverflowError):
            return None

    def generate_report(self):
        """Generate comprehensive forensic analysis report."""
        report = {
            "database": self.db_path,
            "analysis_date": datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
            "header": self.parse_header(),
            "tables": self.query_tables(),
            "freelist": self.analyze_freelist(),
            "wal": self.parse_wal(),
            "findings": self.findings,
        }
        report_path = self.output_dir / "sqlite_forensics_report.json"
        with open(report_path, "w") as f:
            json.dump(report, f, indent=2, default=str)
        print(json.dumps(report, indent=2, default=str))
        return report


def main():
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print("Usage: agent.py <database.db> [output_dir]")
        sys.exit(1)
    db_path = sys.argv[1]
    output_dir = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else "./sqlite_forensics"
    agent = SQLiteForensicsAgent(db_path, output_dir)
    agent.generate_report()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
process.py7.1 KB
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
SQLite Database Forensic Analyzer

Performs forensic analysis of SQLite databases including freelist analysis,
WAL parsing, deleted record recovery, and timestamp decoding.
"""

import sqlite3
import struct
import os
import sys
import json
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from pathlib import Path


class SQLiteForensicAnalyzer:
    """Comprehensive SQLite database forensic analysis."""

    def __init__(self, db_path: str, output_dir: str):
        self.db_path = db_path
        self.output_dir = output_dir
        os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)

    def parse_header(self) -> dict:
        """Parse the 100-byte SQLite database header."""
        with open(self.db_path, "rb") as f:
            header = f.read(100)

        if header[:16] != b"SQLite format 3\x00":
            return {"error": "Not a valid SQLite database"}

        page_size = struct.unpack(">H", header[16:18])[0]
        if page_size == 1:
            page_size = 65536

        return {
            "magic": header[:16].decode("ascii", errors="replace").strip("\x00"),
            "page_size": page_size,
            "write_version": header[18],
            "read_version": header[19],
            "reserved_space": header[20],
            "file_change_counter": struct.unpack(">I", header[24:28])[0],
            "database_size_pages": struct.unpack(">I", header[28:32])[0],
            "first_freelist_page": struct.unpack(">I", header[32:36])[0],
            "total_freelist_pages": struct.unpack(">I", header[36:40])[0],
            "schema_cookie": struct.unpack(">I", header[40:44])[0],
            "schema_format": struct.unpack(">I", header[44:48])[0],
            "text_encoding": {1: "UTF-8", 2: "UTF-16le", 3: "UTF-16be"}.get(
                struct.unpack(">I", header[52:56])[0], "Unknown"
            ),
            "user_version": struct.unpack(">I", header[60:64])[0],
            "application_id": struct.unpack(">I", header[68:72])[0],
        }

    def get_schema(self) -> list:
        """Extract complete database schema."""
        conn = sqlite3.connect(f"file:{self.db_path}?mode=ro", uri=True)
        cursor = conn.cursor()
        cursor.execute("SELECT type, name, tbl_name, sql FROM sqlite_master ORDER BY type, name")
        schema = [
            {"type": row[0], "name": row[1], "table_name": row[2], "sql": row[3]}
            for row in cursor.fetchall()
        ]
        conn.close()
        return schema

    def get_table_stats(self) -> dict:
        """Get row counts and basic stats for all tables."""
        conn = sqlite3.connect(f"file:{self.db_path}?mode=ro", uri=True)
        cursor = conn.cursor()
        cursor.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'")
        tables = [row[0] for row in cursor.fetchall()]

        stats = {}
        for table in tables:
            try:
                cursor.execute(f'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "{table}"')
                count = cursor.fetchone()[0]
                cursor.execute(f'PRAGMA table_info("{table}")')
                columns = [
                    {"name": col[1], "type": col[2], "notnull": bool(col[3]), "pk": bool(col[5])}
                    for col in cursor.fetchall()
                ]
                stats[table] = {"row_count": count, "columns": columns}
            except sqlite3.OperationalError:
                stats[table] = {"error": "Could not read table"}

        conn.close()
        return stats

    def analyze_freelist(self) -> dict:
        """Analyze freelist for deleted data."""
        header = self.parse_header()
        page_size = header.get("page_size", 4096)
        first_freelist = header.get("first_freelist_page", 0)
        total_freelist = header.get("total_freelist_pages", 0)

        if first_freelist == 0:
            return {"freelist_pages": 0, "recoverable": False}

        freelist_pages = []
        with open(self.db_path, "rb") as f:
            trunk = first_freelist
            while trunk != 0:
                offset = (trunk - 1) * page_size
                f.seek(offset)
                data = f.read(page_size)
                next_trunk = struct.unpack(">I", data[0:4])[0]
                leaf_count = struct.unpack(">I", data[4:8])[0]
                leaves = []
                for i in range(min(leaf_count, (page_size - 8) // 4)):
                    leaf = struct.unpack(">I", data[8 + i * 4:12 + i * 4])[0]
                    leaves.append(leaf)
                freelist_pages.append({
                    "trunk_page": trunk,
                    "leaf_count": leaf_count,
                    "leaves": leaves
                })
                trunk = next_trunk

        return {
            "total_freelist_pages": total_freelist,
            "trunk_pages": len(freelist_pages),
            "details": freelist_pages,
            "recoverable": total_freelist > 0
        }

    def check_wal(self) -> dict:
        """Check for WAL file and analyze its contents."""
        wal_path = self.db_path + "-wal"
        if not os.path.exists(wal_path):
            return {"exists": False}

        wal_size = os.path.getsize(wal_path)
        with open(wal_path, "rb") as f:
            header = f.read(32)
            if len(header) < 32:
                return {"exists": True, "valid": False}

            magic = struct.unpack(">I", header[0:4])[0]
            page_size = struct.unpack(">I", header[8:12])[0]
            checkpoint = struct.unpack(">I", header[12:16])[0]

            frame_count = (wal_size - 32) // (24 + page_size) if page_size > 0 else 0

        return {
            "exists": True,
            "valid": magic in (0x377f0682, 0x377f0683),
            "size_bytes": wal_size,
            "page_size": page_size,
            "checkpoint_sequence": checkpoint,
            "estimated_frames": frame_count
        }

    def generate_report(self) -> str:
        """Generate comprehensive forensic analysis report."""
        report = {
            "analysis_timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat(),
            "database_path": self.db_path,
            "file_size": os.path.getsize(self.db_path),
            "header": self.parse_header(),
            "schema": self.get_schema(),
            "table_stats": self.get_table_stats(),
            "freelist": self.analyze_freelist(),
            "wal": self.check_wal(),
        }

        report_path = os.path.join(self.output_dir, "sqlite_forensic_report.json")
        with open(report_path, "w") as f:
            json.dump(report, f, indent=2, default=str)

        print(f"[*] Database: {self.db_path}")
        print(f"[*] Page size: {report['header'].get('page_size', 'N/A')}")
        print(f"[*] Tables: {len(report['table_stats'])}")
        print(f"[*] Freelist pages: {report['freelist'].get('total_freelist_pages', 0)}")
        print(f"[*] WAL present: {report['wal'].get('exists', False)}")
        print(f"[*] Report: {report_path}")
        return report_path


def main():
    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
        print("Usage: python process.py <sqlite_db_path> <output_dir>")
        sys.exit(1)
    analyzer = SQLiteForensicAnalyzer(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
    analyzer.generate_report()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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