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Log

Log: A record of events that occur in connection w ith an election, used for auditing purposes or to reconstruct happenings during the election.

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A record of events that occur in connection w ith an election, used for auditing purposes or to reconstruct happenings during the election. Also, a record of events relating to the design and development of a voting system. Section 5.7 of the 2007 VVSG lists a large number of event types which must be logged. The 2007 VVSG identify three types of log attack goals for which defenses must be provided: undetectable creati on, removal or alteration of a log entry. Logs must contain a SYSTEM IDENTIFIER, unique event identifier, TIMESTAMP, indication of success or failure of the event, the identifier of the user triggering the event (if not a voter) and the resources requested during the event. 2007 VVSG. See AUDIT LOG, CONFIGURATION LOG, CONSOLE LOG, INTERNAL AUDIT LOG, MAIN TENANCE LOG, PROBLEM LOG, SOFTWARE

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