Re: Diebold Global Election Management System (GEMS) Backdoor Account Allows Authenticated Users to Modify Votes

[Jay Hennigan <jay () west net>]

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 pressinfo () diebold com wrote:

> In-Reply-To: <20040831203815.13871.qmail () www securityfocus com>
>
> Diebold strongly refutes the existence of any "back doors" or "hidden codes" in its GEMS software.  These inaccurate 
> allegations appear to stem from those not familiar with the product, misunderstanding the purpose of legitimate 
> structures in the database.  These structures are well documented and have been reviewed (including at a source code 
> level) by independent testing authorities as required by federal election regulations.

> > Vendor URL:  www.diebold.com/dieboldes/GEMS.htm (Links to External Site)

Heh.  If the above URL indicates the competence level of Diebold, be
very afraid.  Note the prominent photo of a Sun server with the text
touting Microsoft Windows.

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