RE: Diebold Global Election Management System (GEMS) Backdoor Account Allows Authenticated Users to Modify Votes

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Greetings and Salutations:

From: David Brodbeck
> You're missing the social dynamics around it.  There are 
> several parties
> involved:
<snip>
> - The public.  They don't understand these issues either, and 
> they have a short attention span.

Let me add one more social dynamic.  The public will want to see instantaneous 
vote results, so eventually these computers will be networked to send the 
results back to a central voting computer ... And we are all familiar with how 
easily networked computer can be compromised if they aren't locked down.  Now 
we are also discussing Man In The Middle attacks, etc.

(Which to me adds yet another social dynamic, if people see one person is 
winning that might change or sway their vote)

The OSes had *better* be locked down and secure.  The only way to verify that 
is to either blindly attacked the box or have a open box that is inspected by 
real independent observers.

Ken
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