Comments on: Talking on Hacking ASUC Elections http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/ News and Observations about the University of California, Berkeley. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:17:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Daniel C. Silverstein http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5860 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 04:04:56 +0100 http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5860 Fair enough. You know my flair for the dramatic. And to quote Steve Coogan playing Anthony Wilson paraphrasing John Ford, "When forced to pick between truth and legend, print the legned." (Dan) Fair enough. You know my flair for the dramatic. And to quote Steve Coogan playing Anthony Wilson paraphrasing John Ford, “When forced to pick between truth and legend, print the legned.”

(Dan)

]]> by: Tommaso Sciortino http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5845 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:05:26 +0100 http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5845 That's right. I forgot. I think perhaps its better to say that an exploit was found rather than the "election was hacked" since that might lead people to believe that the results of the election weren't valid. That’s right. I forgot. I think perhaps its better to say that an exploit was found rather than the “election was hacked” since that might lead people to believe that the results of the election weren’t valid.

]]> by: Daniel C. Silverstein http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5831 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:49:26 +0100 http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5831 Tommaso, what would you call working exploit code that implements a man in the middle attack for the 2003 election system which was written before the elections opened? I spoke about this at Defcon and Computers Freedom and Privacy, and have a 70 page tome of a writeup to attest to this. One of the slides on my talk includes the code. I've told you about this before, and it's nothing to be ashamed of. Security is <b>really hard</b>. You did something unprecedented with the ASUC elections, and even though it damn near blew up on takeoff, you pulled it out in the end, and that deserves mad props, even if the election server code left something to be desired. (Dan) Tommaso, what would you call working exploit code that implements a man in the middle attack for the 2003 election system which was written before the elections opened? I spoke about this at Defcon and Computers Freedom and Privacy, and have a 70 page tome of a writeup to attest to this.

One of the slides on my talk includes the code. I’ve told you about this before, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Security is really hard. You did something unprecedented with the ASUC elections, and even though it damn near blew up on takeoff, you pulled it out in the end, and that deserves mad props, even if the election server code left something to be desired.

(Dan)

]]> by: Tommaso Sciortino http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5829 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:49:32 +0100 http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5829 I can attest to Dan Silverstien's awesomeness. He really did save that Election several times over. I wouldn't say he "hacked" the election, but he certainly hacked together a lot of stuff to help it actually work. I can attest to Dan Silverstien’s awesomeness. He really did save that Election several times over. I wouldn’t say he “hacked” the election, but he certainly hacked together a lot of stuff to help it actually work.

]]> by: Donald http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5821 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:14:32 +0100 http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5821 They figured out what the problem was by 9:30. My polling station was one of the first fixed, though by the time I left my station (10:00), there were a few still down. They figured out what the problem was by 9:30. My polling station was one of the first fixed, though by the time I left my station (10:00), there were a few still down.

]]> by: chet, the climactic CEO http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5820 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:23:14 +0100 http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5820 i just had sex in a polling place. i just had sex in a polling place.

]]> by: Beetle http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5819 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:16:41 +0100 http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5819 Donald, I saw folks voting, so I assume things got running eventually. When was the system working/could people start voting? Donald, I saw folks voting, so I assume things got running eventually. When was the system working/could people start voting?

]]> by: chet, the climactic CEO http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5818 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:48:47 +0100 http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5818 i doubt calserve will get many votes. since all their supporters tried to vote three weeks ago. <a href="http://www.calserve.org/about/voters.html" rel="nofollow">calserve voter guide</a> i doubt calserve will get many votes. since all their supporters tried to vote three weeks ago.

calserve voter guide

]]> by: Beetle http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5817 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:15:56 +0100 http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5817 election.asuc.org, I believe. election.asuc.org, I believe.

]]> by: Ian http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5815 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:14:57 +0100 http://calstuff.blogsome.com/2006/04/24/talking-on-hacking-asuc-elections/#comment-5815 I am abroad and would like to vote. What web address do I need to use in order to do so? I am abroad and would like to vote. What web address do I need to use in order to do so?

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