RE: Things to do - Requirement Document. Security.

[Michael Zolotarev <michael.zolotarev@baltimore.com>]

> 	We have (at least) two issues on encryption - 
> wire/transport security and
> document security. I see no way other than to specify that 
> *all* election
> related transactions be carried over SSL/TLS. This would 
> satisfy the wire
> security. 

*IF* wire security is the requirement. Even so, SSL is not the only way to
secure the wire. The election may be run over a dedicated and physically
secure network, or IPSEC, or whatever else may be around at the time. Or a
token can be end-to-end encrypted by a voting teminal.

In essence, I beleive we shouldn't be saying more than "a token may be
encrypted". It is completely orthogonal to the wire security, you're  right
about it, and a specific mechanism for wire security is not up to us to
mandate/recommend.



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