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Name :   Aviel D. Rubin
Organization :   ACCURATE
Post Date :   9/30/2005

Section Comments
Section :  2.2.4.2
Page no. :  2-5
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Comment :  C. THE QUEST FOR AUDITABILITY:  AN INDELIBLE, INDEPENDENT, VOTER-VERIFIED AUDIT TRAIL MUST BE REQUIRED  

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS:

DRE System Requirements - 2.2.4.1
*Note: item actually in 2.2.4.2

This provision requires that a permanent record of audit data be  
Requirements: Maintained, but it may be overridden by "authorized officials."  

This is an invitation for corrupt insiders to manipulate data.  
Changes must be entered in an unalterable log and in such a way  
that the original data is kept intact.