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Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:09:57 -0800
From: Ed Gerck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [IP] Report Says Internet Voting System Is TooInsecure to Use (fwd)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FVAP's SERVE project is not an online voting system but simply a ballot forwarding system. In other words, because it was SPECIFIED to simply forward ballots from voters to some external tally program it does not --and cannot-- offer end-to-end security. It also does not -- and cannot-- provide for voter anonymity in the level required for elections (which requires that voters and ballots cannot be linked to each other under any circumstances).
These are all DESIGN flaws. No matter how perfectly implemented, SERVE cannot be made secure for elections and does not serve as a model for Internet voting.
Cheers, Ed Gerck
NOTE: In 2002, a team including myself, Safevote and a major defense prime contractor participated with a proposal in the FVAP bid for SERVE, which proposal criticized, addressed and solved these and other issues. The proposal also included a provision for wide public debate and open peer review in all phases, including specification review.
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