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Verification

Verification: Process of evaluating a system or component to determine whether the products of a given development phase satisfy the conditions (such as…

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Definition

Process of evaluating a system or component to determine whether the products of a given development phase satisfy the conditions (such as specifications) imposed at the start of the phase.

Alternative Definitions

Definition 2

Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled (e.g., an entity’s requirements have been correctly defined, or an entity’s attributes have been correctly presented; or a procedure or function performs as intended and leads to the expected outcome.

Source: Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015Type: standard
Definition 3

Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled (e.g., an entity’s requirements have been correctly defined, or an entity’s attributes have been correctly presented; or a procedure or function performs as intended and leads to the expected outcome). (CNSSI-4009 See Also Identity Verification.) (NISTIR)

Source: The Cyber GlossaryType: external
Definition 4

1. Determining the integrity of an election by c onfirming one or more of the following: (1) a voter’s choices have been correct understood by the voting system; (2) the choices were recorded properly by the system; (3) the choices were tabulated properly as part of the final count; (4) the cast vote records are correct and have survived to be used in the event a RECOUNT is sought; and (5) no unauthorized voters voted in the election. 2. The process of evaluating a system or com ponent to determine whether the products of a given development phase satisfy the conditions (s uch as specifications) imposed at the start of that phase. 2002 FEC A-7. 3. “A test to find errors in hardware or so ftware. The test is executed in a simulated environment, i.e., during system qualification.” Fla. VSS Appendix. Cf. VALIDATION.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

Sources

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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The Cyber Glossary
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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