Name :   Polli Brunelli Organization :   Federal Voting Assistance Program Post Date :   8/29/2005 Section Comments Section :   6.5.4.2 Page no. :   21 Line no.:   5 Comment :   e. Section 6.5.4.2 discusses protective software.  Nowhere in the guidelines is there any discussion about protective hardware, e.g., firewalls, intrusion detection systems, etc.  A system vendor could supply a third-party piece of hardware that would satifsy the security requirement.