Dominion submitted the fix to a third-party laboratory, Pro V&V, for evaluation. A report from Pro V&V says the problem is not found in the new version of the software and the change was minor.
The election integrity activists submitted declarations from two computer science experts who reviewed the Pro V&V report. They said the evaluation was insufficient to verify the cause of the problem and the effectiveness of the solution.
The experts also said the report indicates multiple changes to the source code, meaning there’s a greater likelihood of unintended side effects and opening the door for hackers.
The safeguards and testing outlined by the state to mitigate those risks are inadequate, the experts said.
The process of updating the software requires completely replacing the core of the Dominion software on every voting machine, one of the experts, University of Michigan computer science professor J. Alex Halderman, testified last week according to a transcript of the closed-door hearing unsealed Monday.
“(T)his is not a typical procedure to be going through,” he said. “In an emergency, perhaps you would need to. But even then, it would be an extremely risky thing to be doing both from a correctness standpoint and from a security standpoint.”
Dominion submitted the fix to a third-party laboratory, Pro V&V, for evaluation. A report from Pro V&V says the problem is not found in the new version of the software and the change was minor.
The election integrity activists submitted declarations from two computer science experts who reviewed the Pro V&V report. They said the evaluation was insufficient to verify the cause of the problem and the effectiveness of the solution.
The experts also said the report indicates multiple changes to the source code, meaning there’s a greater likelihood of unintended side effects and opening the door for hackers.
The safeguards and testing outlined by the state to mitigate those risks are inadequate, the experts said.
The process of updating the software requires completely replacing the core of the Dominion software on every voting machine, one of the experts, University of Michigan computer science professor J. Alex Halderman, testified last week according to a transcript of the closed-door hearing unsealed Monday.
“(T)his is not a typical procedure to be going through,” he said. “In an emergency, perhaps you would need to. But even then, it would be an extremely risky thing to be doing both from a correctness standpoint and from a security standpoint.”