# FOCA
FOCA is cool [tool](https://github.com/ElevenPaths/FOCA) to "find metadata and hidden information in the documents."

## Install/walkthrough
[This](https://wondersmithrae.medium.com/using-foca-for-osint-document-metadata-analysis-6745c8d709fa) is usually the article I review for getting up and going with FOCA.

## Fixing super annoying SQL error
Sometimes I wrestle with the SQL install portion and [this document](https://eugenechiang.com/2019/04/24/sql-server-setup-error-there-was-an-error-generating-the-xml-document-error-code-0x84b10001/) has been a lifesaver in that regard.  TLDR below:

### Create registry key to fix SQL install

In the following path (`HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Protect\Providers\df9d8cd0-1501-11d1-8c7a-00c04fc297eb`) create a new key called `ProtectionPolicy` and set value to `1 (DWORD and Hexadecimal)`