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Re: Diebold Global Election Management System (GEMS) Backdoor Account

Subject: Re: Diebold Global Election Management System (GEMS) Backdoor Account Allows Authenticated Users to Modify Votes
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:59:57 +0200
Am Di, den 21.09.2004 schrieb pressinfo@diebold.com um 17:05:
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.

Last thing I remember is that these "reviews" resulted in a  rather
devastating verdict for the product. Would you like to provide a link to
an updated, independant review ? Having the source-code opened would
help, too.
Also, IIRC, your company is now being sued at least by one US-state over
"false claims".



cheers,
Rainer
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