Comment Not quite getting it (Score 1) 290
From the article:
Yes, yes, making sure that Evil Hax0rs can't get at the votes is important, as is making sure that the people that DO vote only do so once. But what's their plan for making sure that there's no internal muckey-muck going on?
Oh, right. We're supposed to TRUST them.
VeriSign has been selected to host the servers and information needed to authenticate voters and ensure that they cast only one vote.
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Schu stressed that several layers of security will prevent hackers from accessing the system. VeriSign will house the security servers in its own hosting centers.
Yes, yes, making sure that Evil Hax0rs can't get at the votes is important, as is making sure that the people that DO vote only do so once. But what's their plan for making sure that there's no internal muckey-muck going on?
Oh, right. We're supposed to TRUST them.
