Anyone see this article on Sandforce and Intel

[sequoia464]

Looks like Intel discovered an encryption issue with the 2281 Sandforce controller.

I don't have any of the 2281's and I don't need to encrypt - but it might be important to some. Looks like Intel will reimburse owners the price of the drive if they want.

Link .. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5971/...nt-do-aes256-encryption-offers-return-program

 

[Dark Shroud]

I wish Intel would get back to making their own controllers. Or do like Plextor and really work the Marvel controllers instead of Sandforce.

 

[FAUguy]

The article makes it sound like it will fixed in a few months with a new revision of the controller, if you're willing to wait and purchase then. I agree that it would have been nice is Intel did their own controller, or seomthing along the line of what Samsung did with their 830 SSD.

 

[JimmiG]

It seems every month they discover a new bug in those SandForce controllers...

 

[razel]

Interesting, but I doubt more than 5% of people who bought it even use the AES-256 encryption algorithm it doesn't work properly with. It does still work with other algorithms. Those 5% who do bought it, won't whine and will do the manly thing and deal with it somehow.

 

[=Wendy=]

Intel seems to get the credit for discovering this bug, but I believe it was Kingston who discovered it, and Intel done some tests and confirmed what Kingston had discovered.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Yet another reason to avoid Sandforce.

After Intel stopped with their own controllers. And the 320 now being heavily overpriced. Its basicly Crucial M4 or nothing for me.

 

[sequoia464]

Intel seems to get the credit for discovering this bug, but I believe it was Kingston who discovered it, and Intel done some tests and confirmed what Kingston had discovered.

I have read enough of your posts to know that you are pretty well informed on these issues, much more so than I.
I saw a brief reference to Kingston's V+200 drives - in regards to this issue somewhere also. Don't remember now exactly where or the context.

How many people does this truly affect though? Would an average user ever need this encryption?

 

[=Wendy=]

How many people does this truly affect though? Would an average user ever need this encryption?

In truth, on a consumer grade SSD, probably very few to none, IMO.

 

[npaladin-2000]

Intel had better get back to making their own controllers. SandForce is still dragging Intel's reputation way down...