Which tool is primarily used to extract metadata and hidden information from scanned documents?

• A. OSRFramework
• B. Recon-ng
• C. FOCA
• D. Path Analyzer Pro

Answer: (C)

Metadata in scanned documents often contains details like the author, creation date, software used, and even embedded links or server paths. Pulling this data can reveal internal workflows or sensitive information that isn’t visible in the scanned image itself. FOCA is designed specifically to extract such metadata and hidden information from documents, including PDFs and Office formats, and it can also harvest metadata from documents found on websites. Because its primary function is to parse document properties and uncover hidden data, it’s the best fit for this task. The other tools serve broader OSINT or reconnaissance purposes and don’t focus on document metadata extraction to the same extent.