Test Results for Hardware Write Block Device: Tableau T5 Forensic IDE Bridge (USB Interface)

• NCJ Number: 218380
• Date Published: June 2007
• Length: 21 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2003-IJ-R-029
• Agencies: NIJ
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation

Annotation

This report presents the results of testing the Tableau T5 Forensic IDE Bridge (USB Interface), a write block device used in computer forensic investigations.

Abstract

Results of the testing are presented by requirements and for all test cases run and include the following: (1) the device always blocked any commands that would have changed user or operating system data stored on a protected drive; (2) the device allowed commands to read the protected drive; (3) the device always returned access-significant information from the protected drive without modification; and (4) the devices always returned error codes from the protected drive without modification. The Tableau T5 Forensic IDE Bridge (USB Interface) is a hardware write block device used in computer forensic investigations. The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT), a joint project of the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ) provides measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and others that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. This report presents the results from testing the Tableau T5 Forensic IDE Bridge (USB Interface) write blocker against the Hardware Write Blocker (HWB) Assertions and Test Plan Version 1.0.