EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | David Mertz, et al.
Organization : | N/A
Post Date : | 9/27/2005
Glossary Comments
Glossary Term : | Security Analysis
Definition : |
Comment : | An inquiry into the existence of security flaws in a voting system. Includes an analysis of the system's software, firmware, and hardware, as well as the procedures surrounding their production, deployment, and use. Security analysis may discover flaws and means of tampering invisible to testing, such as Trojan Horses programmed to operate only during an election, or only when a specified signal is broadcast via electromagnetic means such as WIMAX or power-line broadband. Association: Security