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Name :   Matt Bishop
Organization :   University of California Davis
Post Date :   9/30/2005

Section Comments
Section :  6.5.2
Page no. :  21
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Comment :  [7, Vol I §6.5.2]: Voting systems that use electrical or optical transmission of data shall ensure the
receipt of valid vote records is verified at the receiving stations.


While this is a necessary condition, it is not sufficient. If mutual authentication is not used then it is possible for someone to intercept the transmitted data before it reaches its destination, alter it, and then forward it to the central election management system (a “man-in-the-middle” attack).