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Extract Data from a File

In this hands-on lab, you’ll learn how data is embedded into files during creation and modification, and how this data can be extracted by anyone with access to the file.

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Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

Sep 25, 2018

Challenge

Extract data from a file.
Note: Please wait an extra minute or two before starting the lab steps to give the lab server setup time.

Run the following command:
```
exiftool WHO_MADE_ME.docx
```
Challenge

Confirm the result.
Run the following command (replace <_AUTHOR_NAME_> with the actual author name you extracted from the file):
```
./check.sh "<_AUTHOR_NAME_>"
```

Author

A Cloud Guru

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