Intrinsec Introduces OrcDecryptNet, a Cross-Platform DFIR-ORC Archive Decryptor

Summary
Intrinsec introduced OrcDecryptNet, a .NET 8 command-line tool for decrypting DFIR-ORC .p7b archives on Windows and Linux, with optional Windows DPAPI credential storage.
Key points
- OrcDecryptNet decrypts DFIR-ORC archives in .p7b format and requires a private key in PFX/PKCS#12 format.
- Manual decryption is supported on Windows and Linux.
- On authorized Windows workstations, users can store private-key information with DPAPI, tied to the current Windows user account.
- On Linux, credentials are not stored by the tool; the PFX path and password must be provided explicitly.
- The tool is built with .NET 8 and is intended for integration into scripts and processing workflows.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Release of OrcDecryptNet, a cross-platform .NET command-line tool for decrypting DFIR-ORC archives.
- Impact
- Enables authorized analysts to decrypt DFIR-ORC .p7b archives on Windows and Linux using a PFX/PKCS#12 private key. On Windows, DPAPI can store credentials for the current user; OrcDecryptNet does not store credentials on Linux.
