Defense Method against an Attack of Incorrect Ballot Filling in a Remote Electronic Voting System
https://doi.org/10.31854/1813-324X-2023-9-4-114-121
Abstract
The remote electronic voting system based on homomorphic encryption and blockchain technologies is analyzed. The existing methods of protecting the voting system from an attack related to incorrect filling a ballot by the voter are studied. The method to protect against an attack of violation of the rules for filling a ballot as a whole is developed, which increases the security of voting system by ensuring secrecy of total number of votes given by voter during the verification correctness of filling a ballot.
About the Authors
V. Yakovlev
The Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
V. Salman
The Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Yakovlev V., Salman V. Defense Method against an Attack of Incorrect Ballot Filling in a Remote Electronic Voting System. Proceedings of Telecommunication Universities. 2023;9(4):114-121. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31854/1813-324X-2023-9-4-114-121
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