[36777] in bugtraq
RE: Diebold Global Election Management System (GEMS) Backdoor
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Reed, Phillip C. (LNG-DAY))
Thu Sep 30 09:22:07 2004
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From: "Reed, Phillip C. (LNG-DAY)" <phillip.reed@lexisnexis.com>
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:22:15 -0400
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Well there you go. Money is evidently more important than votes.
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Why can't this all be done the same way Nevada handles modern
> slot machines?
> For example if you are playing a slot in Nevada and feel it's
> not behaving
> there is a 24 hour toll free number you can call and the
> Nevada Gaming
> Commission and they will send someone out to tear the machine
> apart and
> verify (among other things) that the software image in the machine
> corresponds to an approved one that is on file with the Nevada Gaming
> Commission. Slot machines undergo a torture test that
> involves 20,000 volt
> tasers to the outer case, lights (to try and confuse the pay
> out mechanism)
> and so on. The source code is reviewed and approved, kept on
> file with
> approved binary images, etc.
>
> Seriously folks, if it can be done right for a nickel slot
> machine you think
> it could be done right for an electronic voting machine.
>
>
>
...phil
