Standardizing Integrity, Secrecy, and Robustness

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Standardizing Integrity, Secrecy, and Robustness
Workshop on Election Standards and
Technology Washington, D.C.

• Stephen Berger
• Chair, IEEE SCC 38 Voting Standards
• Project 1583 Evaluation of Voting Equipment

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Integrity, Secrecy, and Robustness

• An Integrated System
• A Connected Chain of Requirements
• The Weakest Link Determines the Quality!!

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Integrity, Secrecy, and Robustness

• Many components
• Requires multiple areas of expertise
• Requires a system solution

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• Essential Elements (Partial List!!)
• Reliability (MTBF)
• Environmental tolerance
• Electromagnetic Immunity
• Accuracy
• Confidentiality during voting
• Confidentiality of the ballot
• Security of transmission
• Usability of equipment
• Accessibility of equipment
• Many, many other components.

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How are multi-disciplinary, multi-component
integrated solutions developed?
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One Solution-ANSI Accredited Consensus
Standards Process
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Imperative Principles of the Standards Process

• Due Process
• Openness
• Consensus
• Balance
• Right of Appeal

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Allows / RequiresInvolvement of all Materially
Affected Parties
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Comparison of the consensus process with an
assigned process
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Assigned Process Consensus Process
Resources Resources
Agency Funding Contributed by Participants
Schedule Schedule
Assigned Staff Volunteers
Technical Quality Technical Quality
Minimum Required Highest Quality
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Conclusion - Best solution blends the systems
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For more information

• SCC 38http//grouper.ieee.org/groups/scc38
• P1583http//grouper.ieee.org/groups/scc38/1583
• Contact Stephen Berger at stephen.berger_at_ieee.or
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