What you should know about INEC Voters Authentication System.

INEC Voters Authentication System is a device which is specially design for the electronic authentication of voters on polling Day. It adopts the Dual Core Cortex- A7 CPU with ARM ultra-low power consumption. It has a single core frequency of 1.2GHz and an Android 4.2.2 operating system.

IVAS supports both touch and keyboard input. It is configured to read contactless card and output same on the LCD screen. It protects data by supporting the SAM card.

The Secure Access Module(SAM) card is used to enhance the security and cryptography performance on te device. It is used commonly in devices that need to perform secure transactions, such as paying terminals. Physically a SAM can either be a SIM card and plugged into a SAM slot in a reader or a fixed integrated circuit

Reference: INEC Manual