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Article Dans Une Revue Applied Network Science Année : 2024

Anonymous voting using distributed ledger-assisted secure multi-party computation

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Abstract High voter turnout in elections and referendums is desirable to ensure a robust democracy. Secure electronic voting is a vision for the future of elections and referendums. Such a system can counteract factors hindering strong voter turnout such as the requirement of physical presence during limited hours at polling stations. However, this vision brings transparency and confidentiality requirements that render the design of such solutions challenging. Specifically, the counting implementation must support reproducibility, and the choice of individual voters must remain confidential. In this paper, we propose and evaluate a novel referendum protocol that ensures transparency, confidentiality, and integrity, in trustless networks. The protocol is built by combining secure multi-party computation and distributed ledger technology, e.g., a Blockchain. The persistence and immutability of the protocol communication allow verifiability of the referendum outcome by any participant. Voters therefore do not need to trust third parties. We provide a formal description and conduct a thorough security evaluation of our proposal.

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hal-04681755 , version 1 (30-08-2024)

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Maximilian Schiedermeier, Omar Hasan, Tobias Mayer, Lionel Brunie, Harald Kosch. Anonymous voting using distributed ledger-assisted secure multi-party computation. Applied Network Science, 2024, 9 (1), pp.51. ⟨10.1007/s41109-024-00650-2⟩. ⟨hal-04681755⟩
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