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1title: Software to capture votes in upcoming national election is insecure 1title: Software to capture votes in upcoming national election is insecure
2date: 2017-09-07 03:11:00 2date: 2017-09-07 03:11:00
3updated: 2017-09-07 09:43:41 3updated: 2017-09-07 12:40:32
4author: 46halbe 4author: 46halbe
5tags: update, pressemitteilung 5tags: update, pressemitteilung, voting
6previewimage: /images/LogoPC-wahl.jpg 6previewimage: /images/LogoPC-wahl.jpg
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8The Chaos Computer Club is publishing an analysis of software used for tabulating the German parliamentary elections (Bundestagswahl). The analysis shows a host of problems and security holes, to an extent where public trust in the correct tabulation of votes is at stake. Proof-of-concept attack tools against this software are published with source code. 8The Chaos Computer Club is publishing an analysis of software used for tabulating the German parliamentary elections (Bundestagswahl). The analysis shows a host of problems and security holes, to an extent where public trust in the correct tabulation of votes is at stake. Proof-of-concept attack tools against this software are published with source code.
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60The attack scenarios shown, and the remarkably bad general state of this 60The attack scenarios shown, and the remarkably bad general state of this
61software call into question the security of competing products used for 61software call into question the security of competing products used for
62the same purpose. In the Netherlands, the Dutch version of another 62the same purpose. In the Netherlands, the Dutch version of another
63product, IVU.elect, used in Germany, was tested by Sijmen Ruwhof. The 63product, IVU.elect, used in Germany, was tested by Sjoerd van der Hoorn
64results were not pretty. \[2\] 64and Sijmen Ruwhof. The results were not pretty. \[2\]
65 65
66„It is simply not the right millenium to quietly ignore IT-security 66„It is simply not the right millenium to quietly ignore IT-security
67problems in voting“, says Linus Neumann. „Effective protective measures 67problems in voting“, says Linus Neumann. „Effective protective measures