Forensic toolkit and method for accessing data stored on electronic smart cards

A control card for use in copying an electronic SMART card onto storage means, the control card comprising code generation means operative to generate a control card security key, and means to prevent copying of the SMART card onto the storage means unless the control card security key is verified against a predetermined storage means security key.

An access storage card comprising means to store a copy of a mobile phone SIM or USIM card on the access storage card to enable the access storage card to communicate with a mobile phone handset such that mobile phone data stored on the copy of the mobile phone SIM or USIM card and stored on the mobile phone handset can be accessed, data transfer between one or both of the storage card and the mobile handset, and any mobile phone network, in use, being prevented.

A plurality of cards for accessing data stored on a electronic SMART card, the plurality of cards comprising at least two storage cards for each storing a respective copy of the electronic SMART card such that each storage card can, in use, communicate with an electronic device to enable data to be accessed, each storage card comprising a respective storage card security key, the kit further comprising a control card comprising code generation means operative to generate a control card security key, each storage card being operative to prevent, in use, copying of the electronic SMART card onto each storage card unless the control card security key is verified against the respective storage card security key.

A method of copying a mobile phone SIM or USIM card onto a storage card, the method comprising a step of altering the copy of the mobile phone SIM or USIM card such that, in use of the storage card with a mobile phone handset, data transfer between at least one of the copy of the mobile phone SIM or USIM card and the mobile phone handset, and any mobile phone network, is prevented.

A method of copying an electronic SMART card using a SMART card reader and recorder, at least one storage card, and a control card, the method comprising steps of using the card reader to read a storage card security key from the storage card, using the control card to generate a control card security key, verifying the control card security key against the storage card security key, the method comprising a further step of preventing copying of the electronic SMART card onto the storage card unless the control card security key is successfully verified against the storage card security key.