EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | charles sherrouse
Organization : | green party member
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.7
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Comment : | Vol. I, 6.7 "Wireless Requirements "This section provides wireless requirements for implementing and using wireless capabilities within a voting system. These requirements reduce, but don't eliminate, the risk of using wireless communications for voting systems." - Wireless is a relatively new, rapidly evolving and lacking both trust and a track record to build trust. There is no need for wireless as the distances involved can be easily bridged by physical wires, cable or fiber. The additional software and hardware required for wireless allows other ways for errors to arise. - Any networking among voting equipment should be on dedicated, closed, secure connections. Data transmitted between computers or modules (or transferred between components within a computer) should be securely encrypted and signed as outlined in this section. Any data exported from a closed election network or machine should be preserved (encrypted and signed) within the original election system for a sufficient period to allow for verification, auditing and challenges.