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Weaknesses in the Moscow Internet Voting System

Offered By: TheIACR via YouTube

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Course Description

Overview

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Explore the vulnerabilities in Moscow's Internet voting system through a detailed presentation given at the Workshop on Attacks in Cryptography (WAC) 2020. Delve into the context of the election, the public testing process, and the timeline of events in Summer 2019. Examine the triple-ElGamal encryption method used and the first attack involving solving the Discrete Logarithm Problem (DLP). Analyze the subsequent encryption fix and its effectiveness. Gain insights into the protocol overview, the role of encryption, and additional observations. Assess the impact of the findings on nationwide voting for constitutional amendments. Evaluate the system's usage and reported issues before drawing conclusions about the security and integrity of Moscow's Internet voting infrastructure.

Syllabus

Intro
What kind of election?
Not exactly a peaceful context
Public test of the system
Timeline of Summer 2019
A triple-EIGamal (encryption)
First attack: solve DLP
Encryption fixed. Problem solved?
Overview of the protocol
Role of the encryption
Further remarks
Impact of our findings
Nationwide voting on constitutional amendments
System used?
Nothing to report?
Conclusion?


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TheIACR

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