[36623] in bugtraq
Re: Diebold Global Election Management System (GEMS) Backdoor
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Homer)
Wed Sep 22 22:29:11 2004
From: Homer <hparker@homershut.net>
To: pressinfo@diebold.com
Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com
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On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 10:05, pressinfo@diebold.com wrote:
> In-Reply-To: <20040831203815.13871.qmail@www.securityfocus.com>
>
> Diebold strongly refutes the existence of any "back doors" or "hidden
> codes" in its GEMS software. These inaccurate allegations appear to
> stem from those not familiar with the product, misunderstanding the
> purpose of legitimate structures in the database. These structures
> are well documented and have been reviewed (including at a source code
> level) by independent testing authorities as required by federal
> election regulations.
And the reason that something this critical isn't open source so that
*everyone* that wants to audit it can is? There is no way I will use one
of those to process my vote till it has been proven to not have back
doors. Independent testers are nice, but not enough to prove beyond a
doubt that there are no hidden entries, and that 1 + 1 still = 2 in your
calculations. Especially with the way this election year is going, I
don't trust *anyone*. Just my 2 cents worth.
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