The Security
Table of
Online Voting
Table of
Online Voting
Encryption (En)
Encryption (En)
Encryption
Encryption
The very basics of keeping ballot content secret and private
The very basics of keeping ballot content secret and private
To ensure that a voter’s ballot cannot be read by anyone else while it is being transmitted from the voter’s device to the digital ballot box, it is turned into an unreadable code using encryption.
Encryption is the key to ensuring the privacy of a voter’s choices. If a ballot is encrypted properly, no one will be able to read its contents, even if it is maliciously intercepted during transmission. To ensure the highest levels of security, a specific approach, called end-to-end encryption, is recommended in online voting systems.
To ensure that a voter’s ballot cannot be read by anyone else while it is being transmitted from the voter’s device to the digital ballot box, it is turned into an unreadable code using encryption.
Encryption is the key to ensuring the privacy of a voter’s choices. If a ballot is encrypted properly, no one will be able to read its contents, even if it is maliciously intercepted during transmission. To ensure the highest levels of security, a specific approach, called end-to-end encryption, is recommended in online voting systems.
Benefits
Benefits
Unreadable Ballots
Ballot contents remain secret, even if intercepted.
Ballot contents remain secret, even if intercepted.
| Secrecy |
|---|
| Encryption |
| End-to-End Encryption |
| Asymmetric Encryption |
| Secret Sharing Schemes |
| Mixing |
| Homomorphic Tallying |
En
En
Benefits
Benefits
Unreadable Ballots
Ballot contents remain secret, even if intercepted.
Ballot contents remain secret, even if intercepted.
- We evaluated Scytl’s online voting option based on the following criteria: ease of use, flexibility, speed, process and turn-around time for providing the auditor the necessary reports. Scytl’s online voting solution 100% met these requirements during our evaluation. This election went very well. As a result, the DGC is now strongly considering replacing all paper ballot elections with online voting during future AGM elections.
- Security and privacy are paramount. We felt that Scytl's online voting security features met the needs of our municipality. Scytl's international experience in binding elections in complex jurisdictions also factored heavily into our decision to partner with them for the 2014 Municipal Elections.
- Scytl [Online Voting] was successfully utilized at the Board of Directors and Credit Committee Elections during April 2016. Scytl consistently exceeded our expectations by providing us with the highest level of service throughout the project. I strongly recommend Scytl for any such future projects.
- iVote means that I can vote anonymously like everybody else. It means independence, it means being sure that my voice has been heard and that my vote counted.
- The new online voting model was implemented to help streamline both voting and the counting of votes. The new processes have especially benefited members of the cooperative residing deep in the countryside of Minas Gerais as it allowed them to vote from the comfort of their home or office.
Scytl is the global leader in secure online voting and election management solutions.
- 300,000+ online elections
- 19 out of 21 country governments worldwide
- 20 years of experience
- 41 international patents in security
- 30+ scientific publications
Scytl is the global leader in secure online voting and election management solutions.
- 300,000+ online elections
- 19 out of 21 country governments worldwide
- 20 years of experience
- 41 international patents in security
- 30+ scientific publications