Self-authentication (FRE 902)
Definition
A category of US evidence law under Federal Rule of Evidence 902 in which certain documents are treated as authenticated without extrinsic evidence. Rules 902(13) and (14), added in 2017, extend this to machine-generated records and certified electronic data copies accompanied by a qualifying certification.
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- Chain of custody
- The documented chronological record of who collected, handled, transferred, and examined a piece of evidence. For digital evidence, chain of custody includes...
- Electronic record
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- Hash value
- A fixed-length digital fingerprint produced by running a file through a cryptographic algorithm such as SHA-256 or MD5. Identical files produce identical...
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- Section 63 certificate (BSA 2023)
- A signed statement required by Section 63 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 to accompany an electronic record tendered in evidence. It...
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- Electronic Evidence and the Authentication CertificateA category of US evidence law under Federal Rule of Evidence 902 in which certain documents are treated as authenticated without extrinsic evidence. Rules 902(...