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Towards Open Vote verification Method in E-Voting

Learn about advanced e-voting technologies and the importance of vote verification in ensuring secure and transparent elections. Explore various techniques and open issues in the field of e-voting. Consider possible contributions and future work in standardization and independent verification processes.

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Towards Open Vote verification Method in E-Voting

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  1. Sec Vote 2012 Towards Open Vote verification Method in E-Voting 17’th July2012 Ali FawziNajm Al-Shammari

  2. E-voting Technologies DRE (Direct Recording Electronics) Internet Voting Optical Scan Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  3. E-Voting • Some of the advantages include: • Speeding up vote casting and tallying • Assisting illiterate and disabled to cast vote independently • Reducing voter mistakes (e.g., over- or under voting) Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  4. Vote Verification • E-voting adoption still slow and criticized !! people need to trust the system. • Vote verification is a way to address this issue. • Validate vote during and/or after casting • Support an evidence to election participating entities Vote has been processed as intended Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  5. Vote Verification Techniques (in polling place) • Polling Place Verification • VVAATT (Voter Verified Audio Audit Transcript Trail)[T. Selker] • VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail)[R. Mercuri] • Pynx.VM [Scytle] • End-to-End Verification • Votegrity[D. Chaum] • Prêt à Voter [P. Ryan] Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  6. Open Issues • Public verifiability is weakly supported. • No Common Standard for Verification. • E.g., vendor lock-in • Some of them, ‘Still’ may Exposed for Invasion • Weak in resisting different levels of attacks. Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  7. Problem Statement • How to design an open verification methodology for vote verification for specific class of e-voting technology, with the goal of achieving: • Standardization. • Independent verification by Third party. ? We select DRE… Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  8. DRE System Our approach… Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  9. Approach AFTER CLOSING POLLING PLACE! Select Voter Feed back Cast VM E-Voting Machine Open Vote Verification Protocol Report Report Election Officials Public Observers Compare Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  10. What public needs ? XML Ballot, XML Election Voting Software XML Ballot Verification Software XML Ballot XML Election E-Voting Machine VM Open Verification Protocol Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  11. What is the contents of XMLs ? • XML Elections • Election Name and Date • Precincts Names and locations • DRE Serials • XML Ballot • Contests and Related Candidates • Referendum Options The structure of XML Election and Ballot File described by standard EML (Election Markup Language) Schemas Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  12. Election Markup Language (EML) • EML [OASIS] • XML-based standard to support end to end management of election processes • Support structured interchange of data among hardware, software, and service providers Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  13. Possible Contributions • Standardization gives the possibility for different firms to produce verification components • To avoid putting trust on a single vendor producer of voting components. • Standardization , Independent Verification , Public Verifiability Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  14. Possible Contributions • Independent verification can facilitate attacks detection and feedback mechanism • Verify system against malicious actions and system fail Standardization , Independent Verification , Public Verifiability Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  15. Possible Contributions • Enhancing transparency through public verifiability • Improve public verifiability against (insider) attacks (e.g., electoral staffs) • Standardization , Independent Verification , Public Verifiability Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  16. Future Work • Building Prototype • Using EVM2003 Open Source DRE (Python) • Build a VM compatible to work with EVM2003 • Run virtual election process • Analyze the prototype Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

  17. Thank You for Your Attention

  18. Approach Connect DRE, VM Election name, Date, Precinct Name and DRE Serial • - Send voter Selection to VM • - Voter Verify Selection • Voter Cast • Copy of vote stored in VM • Public get VM report (only Report) • DRE and VM Reports verified Sec Vote 2012 Summer School , 16-20 July, 2012, SchlossDagstuhl, Germany.

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