Reply to post: I think the key question is how this PoS S/W got accepted for this task.

Achtung! German election tabulation software 'insecure'

John Smith 19 Gold badge
WTF?

I think the key question is how this PoS S/W got accepted for this task.

It's specialized and I'll bet not cheap so how was it purchased?

Was there a competitive tender, released through the EUJ?

Was security even an issue?

Was this the best of the offered alternatives? IOW were the competitors even more s**t?

Because if this is the bar to exceed it does not look too high to do so.

Wheather or not that makes any competitor good enough to do the job (not just better than this) is another matter.

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