# Packet-capture context

Version 1.0 | 2026-10-22 | CC0-1.0

- [ ] Record authority, question, interface and observation point.
- [ ] Preserve capture software/version, link type and capture settings.
- [ ] Distinguish capture filters from later display filters.
- [ ] Record snapshot length, loss counters where available, and timing/clock basis.
- [ ] Preserve original captures and verify copies.
- [ ] Document encryption, missing segments and reassembly assumptions.
- [ ] Preserve filters and settings used in a relied-upon export.
- [ ] Hash and identify exported subsets as derivatives.
- [ ] Corroborate important identity claims outside the packet view.