Terms starting with “S”

A measure of the importance assigned to information by its owner, for the purpose of denoting its need for protection. Source: NIST SP 800-60 Vol 1 Rev 1

Information representing elements of the security label(s) of a subject and an object. Sensitivity labels are used by the trusted computing base (TCB) as the basis for mandatory ac...

A system for Internet voting, developed by Lorrie Cranor, now a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon, and Ron Cytron, described at http://lorrie.cranor.org/voting/sensus/ssp/ssp.html.

A "separate page or display screen of the ballot that is clearly defined and distinguishable from other portions of the ballot." 10 Ill. Comp. Stat. §5/24C-2.

(ES&S) A code associated with a ballot corresponding to the order in which precincts are added in MANAGER, generally consisting of a precinct ID and a CODE. ELECTION DATA SPLIT

A serial cable is a cable used to connect two serial ports between a computer and another device, such as a printer or another computer. A serial port connection has nine (9) pins...

A number imprinted on each ballot sheet during scanning that allows the sheet to be identified and associated with the corresponding Cast Vote Record. The DS850 used in the pilot i...

"Each voting device shall have a serial number permanently attached to or stamped to the device." 15 Del. Code Ann. §5001A(a)(1). Each touchscreen must "have a unique DRE embedded...

"[T]he paper ballot shall include a serialized stub number for each ballot issued to a voter to be retained by the poll worker which will show at all times during any election a to...

An acronym for a project SECURE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND VOTING EXPERIMENT, undertaken by but suspended in early 2004 by the because of FVAP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE security fears...

The Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment (SERVE) Project was developed by FVAP as a pilot project intended to be implemented in the 2004 general election to facilit...

A server is a collection of computer programs, hosted on a computer that provides services to other computers, via some connection - usually a network. Voting systems use special-p...

The COMSEC Service Authority is the Department/Agency (D/A) senior staff component/command level element that provides staff supervision and oversight of COMSEC operations, policie...

Defines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and sets the customer expectations.

The "Armed Forces of the United States and the auxiliaries thereof, the United States Coast Guard, the merchant marine service of the United States, civilian employment by the Fede...

Generally, a voter who is a member of a uniformed service. "'Service voter' means any elector of the state of Washington who is a member of the armed forces under 42 U.S.C. Sec. §1...

Defines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and sets the customer expectations. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

A software product of Hart Intercivic for maintaining eSlate terminals and MOBILE BALLOT PC Cards. An acronym for "System for Election Records and Verification Operations." BOX

A session is a virtual connection between two hosts by which network traffic is passed.

Examination "to determine that: (a) software installed on the voting device can be identified and verified; (b) the contents of the voting device's registers and variables can be d...

Scholarship for Service

In the VVSG, "shall indicates a mandatory requirement to do something."

Secret - A secret used in authentication that is known to the Claimant and the Verifier. (SP 800-63) (NISTIR)

A fact or idea that both the voter and the election administrator know, but that few or no other individuals will know.