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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Announcing a Workshop on
Developing an Analysis of Threats to
Voting Systems
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Help America Vote Act
(HAVA) of 2002 has given the National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) a key role in helping to realize
nationwide improvements in voting
systems. NIST research activities
authorized by HAVA include the
security of computers, computer
networks, and computer data storage
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used in voting systems, methods to
detect and prevent fraud, and protection
of voter privacy and the role of human
factors in the design and application of
voting systems.
To assist NIST in its role of
developing guidance for the security
and related usability of electronic voting
systems, NIST plans to solicit the
election community’s participation in a
workshop to develop an analysis of
threats to voting systems. The election
community members include election
directors and officials, voting system
researchers, election system vendors,
threat experts in related areas, and
others in the public and private sector.
It is anticipated that the workshop
will result in a published overview and
analysis of threats to voting systems,
and how in general these threats can be
mitigated. The goal of the workshop is
to gather further threat analysis material
and input to material already developed
from participants so that, together, these
may be used to drive the creation of
appropriate requirements for the
security of voting systems.
Participants in the workshop are
encouraged to submit a position paper
to the conference by September 30,
2005. Position papers and other
submitted materials will be made
publicly available on the NIST voting
Web site. There will be time available
for open public comment. The detailed
draft agenda and supporting
documentation for the workshop will be
made available prior to the workshop at
the NIST voting Web site https://
vote.nist.gov/threats/.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
October 7, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
in Building 820 (NIST North), Room
152, at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information, as available
may be obtained from the NIST voting
Web site at https://vote.nist.gov/threats/
or by contacting Peter Ketcham,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
8910, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8910;
telephone 301–975–5456; or e-mail:
voting@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST will
lead an outreach effort in coordination
with election officials, voting system
experts, security threat experts, and the
public and private sector to develop and
disseminate an analysis of threats to
voting systems. Examples of such voting
systems include Direct Recording
Electronic (DRE) systems, systems using
voter verified audit trail technology,
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optical scan voting systems, and ballot
marking devices.
The goal of the workshop is to solicit
and gather threat analysis material and
to gather critical analysis of the
collected threats, their plausibility of
various scenarios, assumptions made,
and what lessons can be learned as a
result of the analysis. Participants in the
workshop will be expected to
understand the collected materials and
participate in the critical analysis and
conclusions. In particular, participants
will be asked to comment on the
ramifications of the threat analysis
materials so that this may result in
general requirements for the security of
voting systems. NIST will use the
results of the workshop to develop
security and related usability
requirements for future iterations of the
Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
(VVSG). The proceedings of the
workshop will be published.
Workshop Topics Include
Overview, importance, and goals of a
threat analysis
Questions that a threat analysis can
answer
Overviews of submitted position papers
and threat analysis work
General trends in attacks on information
technology systems and ramifications
to future voting systems security
General requirements for voting system
security
Whether on-going voting systems threat
analyses should be supported
State and local election directors and
officials, voting systems security experts
and researchers, election lawyers,
experts in threat analysis, voting
systems vendors, and others from the
public and private sector are encouraged
to present information at the workshop
describing their analysis of voting
system threats and their conclusions as
to how requirements for voting system
security should be targeted. Participants
wishing to formally present information
at the workshop should submit
proposals by September 16, 2005, and
should submit any related threat
analysis material to voting@nist.gov by
September 30, 2005. Position papers,
and other submitted materials will be
made publicly available on the NIST
voting Web site.
Because of NIST security regulations,
advance registration is mandatory; there
will be no on-site, same-day registration.
To register, please see https://
vote.nist.gov/threats/ or fax the
registration form with your name,
address, telephone, fax and e-mail
address to 301–948–2067 (Attn:
Developing an Analysis of Threats to
Voting Systems) by September 30, 2005.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Announcing a Workshop on Developing an Analysis of Threats to
Voting Systems
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 has given the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) a key role in
helping to realize nationwide improvements in voting systems. NIST
research activities authorized by HAVA include the security of
computers, computer networks, and computer data storage used in voting
systems, methods to detect and prevent fraud, and protection of voter
privacy and the role of human factors in the design and application of
voting systems.
To assist NIST in its role of developing guidance for the security
and related usability of electronic voting systems, NIST plans to
solicit the election community's participation in a workshop to develop
an analysis of threats to voting systems. The election community
members include election directors and officials, voting system
researchers, election system vendors, threat experts in related areas,
and others in the public and private sector.
It is anticipated that the workshop will result in a published
overview and analysis of threats to voting systems, and how in general
these threats can be mitigated. The goal of the workshop is to gather
further threat analysis material and input to material already
developed from participants so that, together, these may be used to
drive the creation of appropriate requirements for the security of
voting systems.
Participants in the workshop are encouraged to submit a position
paper to the conference by September 30, 2005. Position papers and
other submitted materials will be made publicly available on the NIST
voting Web site. There will be time available for open public comment.
The detailed draft agenda and supporting documentation for the workshop
will be made available prior to the workshop at the NIST voting Web
site https://vote.nist.gov/threats/.
DATES: The workshop will be held on October 7, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in Building 820 (NIST North), Room
152, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information, as available
may be obtained from the NIST voting Web site at https://vote.nist.gov/
threats/ or by contacting Peter Ketcham, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8910, Gaithersburg, MD
20899-8910; telephone 301-975-5456; or e-mail: voting@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST will lead an outreach effort in
coordination with election officials, voting system experts, security
threat experts, and the public and private sector to develop and
disseminate an analysis of threats to voting systems. Examples of such
voting systems include Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) systems,
systems using voter verified audit trail technology, optical scan
voting systems, and ballot marking devices.
The goal of the workshop is to solicit and gather threat analysis
material and to gather critical analysis of the collected threats,
their plausibility of various scenarios, assumptions made, and what
lessons can be learned as a result of the analysis. Participants in the
workshop will be expected to understand the collected materials and
participate in the critical analysis and conclusions. In particular,
participants will be asked to comment on the ramifications of the
threat analysis materials so that this may result in general
requirements for the security of voting systems. NIST will use the
results of the workshop to develop security and related usability
requirements for future iterations of the Voluntary Voting System
Guidelines (VVSG). The proceedings of the workshop will be published.
Workshop Topics Include
Overview, importance, and goals of a threat analysis
Questions that a threat analysis can answer
Overviews of submitted position papers and threat analysis work
General trends in attacks on information technology systems and
ramifications to future voting systems security
General requirements for voting system security
Whether on-going voting systems threat analyses should be supported
State and local election directors and officials, voting systems
security experts and researchers, election lawyers, experts in threat
analysis, voting systems vendors, and others from the public and
private sector are encouraged to present information at the workshop
describing their analysis of voting system threats and their
conclusions as to how requirements for voting system security should be
targeted. Participants wishing to formally present information at the
workshop should submit proposals by September 16, 2005, and should
submit any related threat analysis material to voting@nist.gov by
September 30, 2005. Position papers, and other submitted materials will
be made publicly available on the NIST voting Web site.
Because of NIST security regulations, advance registration is
mandatory; there will be no on-site, same-day registration. To
register, please see https://vote.nist.gov/threats/ or fax the
registration form with your name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail
address to 301-948-2067 (Attn: Developing an Analysis of Threats to
Voting Systems) by September 30, 2005.
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The registration fee will be $25. Payment can be made by credit card,
check, purchase order, and government training form.
Dated: August 31, 2005.
William A. Jeffrey,
Director.
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