VeriSign tapped to secure Internet voting

[Roy M. Silvernail]

On Wednesday 01 October 2003 19:53, Ian Grigg wrote:
> "Roy M. Silvernail" wrote:
> > On Wednesday 01 October 2003 17:33, R. A. Hettinga forwarded:
> > > VeriSign tapped to secure Internet voting
> > >
> > > "The solution we are building will enable absentee voters to exercise
> > > their right to vote," said George Schu, a vice president at VeriSign.
> > > "The sanctity of the vote can't be compromised nor can the integrity of
> > > the system be compromised--it's security at all levels."
> >
> > One would wish that were a design constraint.  Sadly, I'm afraid it's
> > just a bullet point from the brochure.
>
> It's actually quite cunning.  The reason that this
> is going to work is because the voters are service
> men & women, and if they attack the system, they'll
> get their backsides tanned.  

Good observation.  I missed that one.

> Basically, it should
> be relatively easy to put together a secure voting
> application under the limitations, control structures
> and security infrastructure found within the US military.
>
> It would be a mistake to apply the solution to wider
> circumstances, and indeed another mistake to assume
> that Verisign had anything to do with any purported
> "success" in "solving" the voting problem.

Definitely, but I can see Verisign doing both.  The rabbit hole gets ever 
deeper.

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