Package Evidence Reliably

Create portable archives while preserving a clear inventory of their contents.

2h practical labAndroid · Termux
OBJECTIVE

Create portable archives while preserving a clear inventory of their contents.

TIME PLAN

Prepare 15m · Build 70m · Verify 20m · Document 15m

Working boundary

Work only inside the folder created by Smartphone-Academy.py prepare archive-evidence. Use the supplied samples or systems you personally administer.

Prepare the Termux workspace

Open Termux in the Academy root and prepare this lab with the local companion. It creates safe samples, notes and evidence files under your Termux account.

Android + Termuxpython Smartphone-Academy.py prepare archive-evidenceNo root. Use the supplied files and keep the workspace under $HOME.

Practical mission

  1. Prepare a small evidence collection with neutral filenames
  2. Archive it using the tar command available in Termux
  3. Hash the archive and list its contents without extraction
  4. Restore into a new folder and compare the result
EVIDENCE TO PRODUCE

A ZIP or TAR archive, inventory, checksum and successful restore test.

Quality gate

The deliverable states a clear scope and date for Package Evidence Reliably.
A second learner can reproduce the commands and paths.
Original samples remain unchanged and verifiable.
Limitations are recorded beside the conclusions.

Analyst reflection

Which result from “Restore into a new folder and compare the result” would need more evidence before it could support an operational decision?

Complete in Termux

After checking the evidence, run python Smartphone-Academy.py complete archive-evidence. Progress is stored locally in the Termux home directory.

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