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On the Insecurity of ES&S Voting Machines’ Hash Code

Posted on By infossl
authentication, certifications, hashes, Security technology, Uncategorized, voting

Andrew Appel and Susan Greenhalgh have a blog post on the insecurity of ES&S’s software authentication system: It turns out that ES&S has bugs in their hash-code checker: if the “reference hashcode” is completely missing, then it’ll say “yes, boss, everything is fine” instead of reporting an error. It’s simultaneously shocking and unsurprising that ES&S’s … Read More “On the Insecurity of ES&S Voting Machines’ Hash Code” »

Security Analysis of the Democracy Live Online Voting System

Posted on By infossl
academicpapers, reverseengineering, Security technology, securityanalysis, voting, vulnerabilities

New research: “Security Analysis of the Democracy Live Online Voting System“: Abstract: Democracy Live’s OmniBallot platform is a web-based system for blank ballot delivery, ballot marking, and (optionally) online voting. Three states — Delaware, West Virginia, and New Jersey — recently announced that they will allow certain voters to cast votes online using OmniBallot, but, … Read More “Security Analysis of the Democracy Live Online Voting System” »

Internet Voting in Puerto Rico

Posted on By infossl
aclu, authentication, cybersecurity, internet, secrecy, Security technology, voting

Puerto Rico is considered allowing for Internet voting. I have joined a group of security experts in a letter opposing the bill. Cybersecurity experts agree that under current technology, no practically proven method exists to securely, verifiably, or privately return voted materials over the internet. That means that votes could be manipulated or deleted on … Read More “Internet Voting in Puerto Rico” »

Voatz Internet Voting App Is Insecure

Posted on By infossl
academicpapers, android, blockchain, Security technology, voting, vulnerabilities

This paper describes the flaws in the Voatz Internet voting app: “The Ballot is Busted Before the Blockchain: A Security Analysis of Voatz, the First Internet Voting Application Used in U.S. Federal Elections.” Abstract: In the 2018 midterm elections, West Virginia became the first state in the U.S. to allow select voters to cast their … Read More “Voatz Internet Voting App Is Insecure” »

Smartphone Election in Washington State

Posted on By infossl
auditing, authentication, Security technology, smartphones, voting

This year: King County voters will be able to use their name and birthdate to log in to a Web portal through the Internet browser on their phones, says Bryan Finney, the CEO of Democracy Live, the Seattle-based voting company providing the technology. Once voters have completed their ballots, they must verify their submissions and … Read More “Smartphone Election in Washington State” »

Artificial Personas and Public Discourse

Posted on By infossl
algorithms, artificialintelligence, botnets, deepfake, disinformation, essays, propaganda, Security technology, socialengineering, socialmedia, voting

Presidential campaign season is officially, officially, upon us now, which means it’s time to confront the weird and insidious ways in which technology is warping politics. One of the biggest threats on the horizon: artificial personas are coming, and they’re poised to take over political debate. The risk arises from two separate threads coming together: … Read More “Artificial Personas and Public Discourse” »

Election Machine Insecurity Story

Posted on By infossl
cybersecurity, Security technology, voting, vulnerabilities

Interesting story of a flawed computer voting machine and a paper ballot available for recount. All ended well, but only because of that paper backup. Vote totals in a Northampton County judge’s race showed one candidate, Abe Kassis, a Democrat, had just 164 votes out of 55,000 ballots across more than 100 precincts. Some machines … Read More “Election Machine Insecurity Story” »