EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | James Johnson
Organization : | N/A
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.8
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Comment : | It is also impossible to verify that the software in voting system performs only authorized functions and cannot be corrupted using various attacks (e.g., buffer overflow). If the communicating devices are tethered the ability to communicate with external units are at least restricted to other devices physically attached to the network. Networked voting systems are appropriate only for pre-election preparation of voting machines. All voting systems should be disconnected from any network prior to LAT and until election results are complete. After preparation for the election is complete, and prior to LAT voting systems should be isolated to the fullest extent possible from communications networks of any kind. Only the voter user interface (and then only for voting) should be used to interact with the voting system. This isolation should be retained until the election results are settled and all recounts (if any) are complete. 1 Infrared Data Association Serial Infrared Physical Layer Link Specification http://web.mit.edu/rec/iap/mirror/irda/IrPHY_1_2.PDF [Statements submitted to NIST Technical Guidelines Development Committee]