In addition, the certificate number is blacked out which could have been done with Photoshop. But why it was removed?
FWIW, here's a book that covers this issue of real vs. faked images: Adobe Photoshop Forensics http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-Forensics-Cynthia-Baron/dp/1598634054 Richard -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Sharpe Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 5:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [funsec] Calling all image detectives The article says he trimmed the edges of the scan. That makes the info kind of consistent with the strings doesn't it, since to do that he had to edit the image? Jeff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [funsec] Calling all image detectives Is this a legit scan of Obama's birth certificate or a fake? http://images.dailykos.com/images/user/3/BO_Birth_Certificate.jpg I found these two strings in the .JPG file: 00000090: A |Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh| 000000AE: A |2008:06:12 08:42:36| The controversy: Obama's birth certificate http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/12/11012/6168 Obama Could Debunk Some Rumors By Releasing His Birth Certificate. http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTgxZmIwNTg0OWVhMWJkODNmZjI4Z jY4Mjg2OWRmNzI= Richard _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
