**1.1 Identification task**

To analyse the capability of identification due to direct dependence of ID-procedure on media nature it is feasible to select two groups of media: material (physical bodies) and energetical (physical fields: electric currents, sound fields, etc). The common property of any field is wavelike pattern so it can be named wave media type. Electric current both the power carrier and an media. On the material media the information if fixed by changing physical properties according to character alphabet. Information transfer by material media is done by transfer of changed matter. Information fixation by wavelike media is done by environmental changes. Information transfer by wavelike media is performed by energy transfer. According to abovementioned, the analog recording device identification (for example microcassette dictophone) is done by traces leaved on by material media by on-off impulses, transients, inactivity noises, noise of clear media (magnetic tape), high-frequency current for magnetic bias, speed parameters of deck. For analog cameras that type of parameters includes frame margin, film-feeding and optical system specific features. For printers this type of parameters includes features of methods and alogorithms of rasterizing amd printing methods implementation.

Devices which uses energy media are also identifiable, for example radio transmitting devices are identified by transients of modulated signal.
