IS THE NVME WRITEBLOCKER COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR SOFT-
WARE APPLICATIONS SUCH AS FORENSIC SOFTWARE UTILITY
AND THE WRITEBLOCKING VALIDATION UTILITY?
We are working to add support for the NVMe WriteBlocker to our software apps. The product is not sup-
ported by the current release versions. The WriteBlocking Validation Utility is partially compatible since it
was designed for use with any brand/type of write-blocking product, but it needs to be updated to test
NVMe-specific commands, and there may be anomalies in the drive or product descriptions.
I’M USING A THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE APP TO VIEW INFORMA-
TION ABOUT THE DRIVE. WHY IS IT SHOWING INFORMATION
ABOUT THE NVME WRITEBLOCKER IN SOME OF THE DATA
FIELDS FOR DRIVE INFO?
The NVMe WriteBlocker uses a bridge chip that presents itself to the host as a “drive”. It may therefore
substitute some of its own descriptor values in place of the drive’s native values. The original drive infor-
mation is still available in the SMART log. An app that reads the drive’s SMART data will be able to show
the drive’s native values.
NVMe WriteBlocker User Manual
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