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Terms starting with “A

405 election security terms starting with A, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.

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Adjustability

Verified

The ability of a voter to control some aspect of the throughout the VOTING STATION VOTING SESSION. A identified in the HUMAN FACTOR 2007 VVSG.

Voting Systems1 source

Admin/administrator

Verified

A Facebook admin/administrator controls and manages settings on pages and groups

Election Administration1 source

Administrative Account

Verified

A user account with full privileges on a computer. (SP 800-69) (NICCS)

Cybersecurity1 source

Administrative Complaint Procedure

Verified

Under HAVA, "[I]f a State receives any payment under a program under this Act, the State shall be required to establish and maintain State-based administrative complaint procedures...

Voting Systems1 source

Administrative Controls

Verified

The policies and procedures implemented as part of its overall information security strategy. Election officials must create and IT and security strategy that addresses the policie...

Standards1 source

Administrative Incident (comsec)

Verified

A violation of procedures or practices dangerous to security that is not serious enough to jeopardize the integrity of a controlled cryptographic item (CCI), but requires correctiv...

Cybersecurity1 source

Administrative Recount

Verified

A recount ordered or requested by an authorized election officer, whether or not any candidate demands one. "When the commissioner suspects that voting equipment used in the electi...

Voting Systems1 source

Administrative Safeguards

Verified

Administrative actions, policies, and procedures to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measures to protect electronic health information...

Cybersecurity1 source

Administrator

Verified

1. Under HAVA, the Administrator of the ADMINISTRATION, who is GENERAL SERVICE responsible for establishing a plan to make payments due the states under the statute. 2. A person wh...

Voting Systems1 source

Adminstrator

Verified

A voting system user with the highest level of access. Synonyms: admin , highest level of authorized user

Standards1 source

Admitting Official

Verified

In Connecticut, an official who examines the qualifications of a person applying to be admitted

Voting Systems1 source

Adro

Verified

Alternative Dispute Resolution Office. ADRO provides parties in enforcement actions with an alternative method for resolving complaints that have been filed against them and for ad...

Legal & Policy1 source

Advance Ballot

Verified

A ballot for VOTING. (Kansas) ADVANCE

Voting Systems1 source

Advance Voting

(Georgia, Kansas). EARLY VOTING

Voting2 sources

Advance(d) Ballot

Verified

A ballot cast prior to election day.

Election Administration1 source

Advanced Encryption Standard

Verified

(AES) The Advanced Encryption Standard specifies a U.S. government approved cryptographic algorithm that can be used to protect electronic data. The AES algorithm is a symmetric bl...

Cybersecurity1 source

Advanced Encryption Standard (aes)

Verified

A U.S. Government-approved cryptographic algorithm that can be used to protect electronic data. The AES algorithm is a symmetric block cipher that can encrypt (encipher) and decryp...

Cybersecurity1 source

Advanced Key Processor

Verified

(AKP) - A cryptographic device that performs all cryptographic functions for a management client node and contains the interfaces to 1) exchange information with a client platform,...

Cybersecurity1 source

Advanced Key Processor (akp)

Verified

A cryptographic device that performs all cryptographic functions for a management client node and contains the interfaces to 1) exchange information with a client platform, 2) inte...

Cybersecurity1 source

Advanced Persistent Threat

Verified

An adversary that possesses sophisticated levels of expertise and significant resources which allow it to create opportunities to achieve its objectives by using multiple attack ve...

Cybersecurity2 sources

Advanced Persistent Threat (apt)

Verified

An adversary who possesses sophisticated levels of expertise and significant resources that allow it to create opportunities to achieve its objectives by using multiple attack vect...

Cybersecurity4 sources

Advanced Technological Education (ate)

Verified

Advanced Technological Education

Cybersecurity1 source

Advanced Voting

Verified

VOTING. EARLY

Voting Systems1 source

Adversary

Verified

Individual, group, organization, or government that conducts or has the intent to conduct detrimental activities. Source: NIST SP 800-30 Rev 1

Cybersecurity3 sources
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