What They Aren't Telling You About The eSlate

When the issue of the eVoting and eSlate, the voter is not the whole story.

There have been claims that a number of security vulnerabilities, systems and exploitation of the past rumors eSlate system to better reflect the special use.

I personally spent close to 20 years in information technology. I am nearly 10 years of security-related procedures to prevent credit card fraud ghunsanakhori Experience total control over it.

There is really anything to worry about the Hart InterCivic eSlate system is concerned?

In particular, according to the security of information technology publications, Hart InterCivic and test their equipment and the third peer - reviewed the claims are allowed to participate in the security check has been denied.

A recent article in Computer World magazine, Mark L. Songini wrote:



Up in e-voting standards that business executives will demand security for their applications? "No way." "Definitely not." "Five years ago, yes, but in the current climate, no." "The Guys 'CRITICAL' business processes and software on their condition." "They may need to consider the damage to the system." "The level of rigor is not applied to e-voting systems."

Hart InterCivic, and I contacted the company about systems that have been some issues about Gary Gandy, Texas and Fort Bend County to speak with a sales representative.

What's efforts to provide affordable printers for the eSlate system has been?

Gary Gandy replied: "The printers are currently available," adding, "Paper Trail in several other states are already required by law."

Texas A Paper Trail is an issue that can be addressed by the Secretary of State. Legislation was written had not gone anywhere. Because Texas does not require a paper trail, the printer can not be purchased. The state of Texas is the latest version of the software eSlate will allow the printing and the need for good security has failed.

Gerry Birnberg, Harris County Democratic Party chairman, said, "I was not able to purchase printers for Hart counties do not understand the point about when they do not need at present, there is no legal prohibition against their doing so. If they want to, and If Hart InterCivic Mother is ready to sell them to the county voter verified paper trail that provides a system if it wants to use, yet it does not even require the Texas Legislature .. "

Convention Strategy Harris County Chair John Behrman said, "Mother's Heart (voter verified paper Trail) VVPAT 'solution' is only the v6 software, which is either not available in Texas for use in any case certified to work with., Either No elected official from the party, misrepresentations, or monopolistic business practices in the Mother's Heart Heart Any challenge to the Democratic elected officials in the Darling., simply, procuring, using, maintaining, depreciating, or engineered goods to technical or economic parameters, but no of understanding. "

How many printers will cost?

Mr. Gandy to the top of his head did not know, but nearly 1,000 to $ 1,200 each, said.

Are there other efforts to allow independent audits of the states?

Gandy said, "in Harris County before this was a statement of how we talk about the Harris County .."

My respects to Birnberg said, "there is, effectively, an electronic voting machine tallies with the statement by a voter verified paper Trail was not a thing to ask for the digits before the machine is no more than speak out. But there is no investigation or 'statement' that point the way to match the accuracy of -. Without Paper Trail "

Behrman said the first degree felony cases in the two most likely to vote - tampering Harris County, "rehabilitation" that records the votes cast at the Central Counting Station was corrupt or unreadable technique also removes the possibility of forensically examining the record as the original record of the investigation. If the votes had been tampered
Previously, the county officers they hastily after him "again" was.

Behrman went on to state "In any case VVPAT (voter verified paper audit trail) without it, there is only one of the original statement of the nature of what we see vanishes the moment you press the Red button on the camera until you take a poll. Place - Texas A Crime ".

Birnberg importance of the "Jimmy Carter / Jim Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform recommended special printers with the retrofitting of electronic machines and they need to focus on the future of all electronic machines, this is not a partisan issue - the Republican's platform. Texas party, especially all of the electronic voting machines and systems that do not include a voter verified paper Trail called for a ban. "

To see what 2004 has been updated to resolve some of the issues?

Cooling systems when a system stops the daisy chains of reliability problems with:

According to Gary Gandy, "It is possible, but will be a brief interruption to just remove the offending node, the system (reboot), reset. To be brief, and very little disruption, should be a few minutes at most."

Malfunctions that depriving voters of their votes:

According to Gary Gandy, "this is not possible; the voter an access code (PIN) entry is required if the unit malfunctions and reset the system automatically prints out what nodes (eSlates) serial number and access code by the attached lists are aborted.," Then the person may vote again. "Disruption of these votes" spoiled ballots. " This poll is called the judges are fully trained on this issue and the process allows for a re-vote. System in real time and record all activity. If the voter's ballot is spoiled, they only need to print with automatic reset their access code and then allowed to vote, compared to the outside.

ESlate has no independent secure third test done?

Gary Gandy answer this question "yes." Symantec Consulting Services by @ stake in this report was a copy can be downloaded from Hart InterCivic. According to the report, he began consulting in the autumn of 2003 occurred on December 7, 2004 as it was published.

Unfortunately, back in 2004, many concerns and issues about security and the paper trail is very difficult to implement in the November election. Concern for the fact that elections have become some of the alleged defects.

When they do appear to have been true in 2004, 2006, where the only concern, why we still exist? Hart InterCivic has for two years and some progress has been developing solutions to the problem. If the paper is still valid concerns about the trails and auditing, where is the solution to today?

Gary Gandy, I learned with my conversation with Secretary of State of Texas Legislature and the state of Texas. They passed laws that require a paper trail to get to voters in Texas. 6 version of the eSlate and Validating Without the proper laws, Hart InterCivic of Texas may be selling their solution.

The executive summary section of the report noted that "Symantec @ stake consultants to the Hart eSlate system code and the latest version of the significant changes to the development process was advised in the Heart." Overview of the documentation it says "conflicting expert commentary to media attention and a DRE voting system, especially in challenging the safety of the operation."

Security challenge, not impossible. A high level of security practices recommended in the report cites some of the best examples. If this principle is actually a good process can take place. I see a problem with the report that they were engaged in 2003 by Hart InterCivic to return before reporting problems. These problems were reported about six weeks before the report was published.

The report also focused around software development phase of the security design. When it comes to security testing, Symantec recommends the default self-test and internal processes.

This security check is actually a report on the test results, it is not documented in the verification process. The report states that there is no independent testing of products for security vulnerabilities by a third party, not an independent third party testing is recommended.

The "About Hart InterCivic" section reports on the last page since it sounds like marketing. Report states, "Hart InterCivic's name Mother's exceptional expertise, absolute accessibility and trusted transactions stand for Hart InterCivic. Products and services that help state and local governments and citizens, they redefine the relationship between service provider and a leader."

How to apply to all Fort Bend County for more information on, County Elections Administrator Steve Raborn question and answer session with the - read more.

Steve Raborn is extremely detailed document that provides information about Fort Bend County security procedures are provided.

What is the final match?

E-voting in the way of the future. Therefore it is necessary that the system can be audited by a Paper Trail.

According to Mark L. Songini, "there is a more serious security - can be the key test requirements. Should not you raise awareness about the existence of these vulnerabilities can be exploited and need, and you need a security measure."



The fact that the Secretary of State and our Texas legislature we passed a VVPAT (voter verified paper audit trail) to the necessary laws. These requirements do not exist in the electronic voting system, instead of proving or disproving a number of vulnerabilities in a system with a system of belief.

A VVPAT should be required for the assembly elections, the bill passed, and an independent third party eVoting systems that are independent of the process of peer - reviewed the security check passed safety tests required varies with the technology. The state of Texas for the eSlate softwhere, which supports printers and more secure version 6 fails to approve, or approve without any Texas county, you can purchase the latest version of the eSlate.

Hart InterCivic paper is a verification process. It is certainly a high level of independent validation of these processes with an outside or internal process. The chicken house is like a fox to protect the process of writing. This process is good, but without independent
Approved third-party audit of the procedures that actually work and measurable results.

Hart InterCivic of volunteers to test its equipment, the fact is, no one ever will know if the eSlate system.




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