 Track User Activity Across Computers, Mobile Devices & Networks Monitor, analyze, and document digital behavior—preserve critical forensic evidence for legal and investigative action. Whether it’s verifying the legitimacy of emails, contracts, PDFs, or other digital documents, forensic authentication plays a critical role in uncovering forgery, tampering, and metadata manipulation. By leveraging advanced tools and expert methodologies, digital forensic specialists can confirm authorship, identify unauthorized alterations, and ensure that all evidence meets court-admissible standards. This process strengthens legal cases and safeguards the integrity of sensitive business and personal communications. Schedule a Consultation Why Authentication Matters: Defend Integrity in Legal & Corporate Investigations In legal disputes and corporate investigations, the authenticity of emails, contracts, and digital documents can make or break a case. Altered or falsified materials not only jeopardize the truth but also pose serious legal and compliance risks. At Black Dog Forensics, we specialize in forensic email and document authentication to ensure your digital evidence is real, reliable, and court-admissible. We verify headers, metadata, timestamps, IP addresses, and file histories to uncover any signs of tampering or forgery. Need email or document authentication? Let us help. Comprehensive Email & Document Authentication Investigations We provide thorough forensic analysis of electronic communications and documents to determine if they’ve been altered, spoofed, or fabricated. Our investigations support civil litigation, criminal defense, fraud detection, regulatory compliance, and HR disputes. Email Authentication & Verification Examine email metadata, headers, and routing paths. Detect spoofed senders and phishing attempts. Confirm delivery timestamps and IP origin. Digital Document Authentication Verify authenticity of PDFs, Word files, and scanned documents. Detect unauthorized edits and changes to digital files.  Analyze digital signatures and embedded security seals. Signature & Handwriting Verification Validate digital signatures and cryptographic stamps. Authenticate scanned handwritten signatures. Identify alterations in scanned and signed documents. Metadata & File Integrity Analysis Extract metadata including authorship, timestamps & revision history. Compare file versions to track tampering or deletion. Restore deleted metadata or hidden file properties. Expert Reporting & Litigation Support Generate court-admissible forensic reports. Provide expert witness testimony. Support fraud investigations, compliance audits, and legal counsel. Verified Integrity. Digital Truth. Legal Precision. Our document and email authentication services combine deep forensic expertise with a methodical, court-ready approach. Whether it’s one contract or a full trove of emails, we ensure every file is analyzed with accuracy, discretion, and legal rigor. Court-Admissible Reporting Forensic documentation designed for legal proceedings and expert testimony. Deep Metadata Analysis Extract timestamps, authorship, revision trails, and edit histories across document types. Multi-File & Multi-Platform Support Authenticate PDFs, Word docs, emails, scanned files & digital signatures across systems. Tampering & Forgery Detection Identify unauthorized edits, altered timestamps, or manipulated sender data  Fast, Scalable Service Handle individual matters or enterprise-level investigations with standard or expedited turnaround. Confidential & Compliant Every case handled with discretion, legal defensibility, and full chain of custody. Why Email & Document Authentication Matters In today’s digital-first world, documents and emails are often at the heart of critical investigations and legal disputes. But digital files can be manipulated—sometimes subtly, sometimes maliciously. Email and document authentication provides a forensic layer of certainty, uncovering hidden edits, verifying timestamps, and confirming authorship. It’s a vital step in ensuring the integrity of your evidence and protecting your position. Expose Forgery & Digital Fraud Identify unauthorized edits and file fabrications. Protect Legal Rights & Preserve Evidence Ensure a clear chain of custody. Defend Contract Validity Authenticate business agreements, financial records & HR documents. Support Investigations & Dispute Resolution Strengthen civil or criminal cases with trusted digital evidence. Prevent Compliance Risks Avoid legal and regulatory consequences from false or manipulated files. Frequently Asked Questions What is digital document authentication in forensic investigations? Digital document authentication is a forensic process that verifies the originality and integrity of documents. This involves analyzing metadata, edit history, embedded properties, and file signatures to confirm whether a document has been tampered with or altered. What types of digital and scanned documents can be forensically authenticated?  Our forensic experts can analyze a wide range of files, including contracts, PDF documents, Microsoft Word files, Excel spreadsheets, financial records, scanned documents, emails, and more—regardless of whether they’re digital originals or printed and rescanned. How can you tell if a document has been edited or manipulated? We use advanced forensic software to detect digital manipulation such as hidden metadata changes, unauthorized edits, revision timestamps, and file creation anomalies. These tools can uncover even subtle document alterations. How does forensic email analysis help in detecting fraud or forgery?  Email forensics exposes signs of fraud like forged sender addresses, spoofed domains, phishing attempts, and unusual IP or delivery routes. This information is critical in fraud investigations, legal disputes, and cybersecurity incidents. Are forensic document analysis findings admissible in court? Yes. Our forensic document examinations follow strict legal and technical protocols, including chain of custody and evidence documentation, ensuring the results are fully admissible in civil and criminal court proceedings. Unsure If That Email or Document Is Real? We’ll Help You Know for Certain. In high-stakes investigations, verifying the authenticity of digital communications and records can make or break a case. Whether you're working through allegations of forgery, fraud, tampering, or compliance breaches, Black Dog Forensics brings the expertise needed to uncover manipulation and validate integrity. We analyze email headers, metadata, timestamps, and file histories to determine originality and detect signs of alteration. Our methods are meticulous, our processes are defensible, and our reports are built for admissibility in legal and regulatory settings. Book a Confidential Consultation 