# Networking All VxSuite components are blocked from connecting to any network. Thus, there is no network in a VxSuite implementation. Our network design is secure by virtue of it being completely absent. We ensure that VxSuite components cannot connect to a network, either wifi, bluetooth, or ethernet. This is achieved through a few layers of defense: * Networking manager is turned off and removed in the setup process. See `vxsuite-complete-system/setup-machine.sh` * Secure boot ensures that the hard drive is not modified, thus preventing software that isn’t part of the approved VotingWorks bundle from running. * The BIOS is configured to disallow network connections. * Wifi/bluetooth hardware is not present on the machines. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-tdp-v3.1/system-security-architecture-description/networking.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.