Networking
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All VxSuite components are blocked from connecting to any network. Thus, there is no networking in a VxSuite implementation. Our network design is secure by virtue of it being completely absent.
Networking is disabled through several layers of defense:
Network drivers and known network connections are purged in the software setup process. See script.
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 network stack is disabled in the BIOS.
Wi-fi or bluetooth hardware is not present on the machines.
Ethernet ports are blocked.
As a final layer of defense, a is defined to block any incoming or outgoing traffic in the event a connection was somehow created.
Because there is no networking, all electronic data transfer is air-gapped via USB drives.