[datanut]

Any more insight on the dead site or how it became a standard? Is its DB still available?

[hydrox24]

Yes, the database has been published.

https://twitter.com/whatcd/status/923942203080273921

EAC was the standard because it was the only free tool that could bypass firmware error correction (with 'secure' mode) and log the whole process securely, in a way that could not be tampered with easily.