TY - GEN
T1 - BroncoVote: Secure Voting System Using Ethereum’s Blockchain
T2 - 4th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy, ICISSP 2018
AU - Dagher, Gaby G.
AU - Marella, Praneeth Babu
AU - Milojkovic, Matea
AU - Mohler, Jordan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2018 by SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Voting is a fundamental part of democratic systems; it gives individuals in a community the faculty to voice their opinion. In recent years, voter turnout has diminished while concerns regarding integrity, security, and accessibility of current voting systems have escalated. E-voting was introduced to address those concerns; however, it is not cost-effective and still requires full supervision by a central authority. The blockchain is an emerging, decentralized, and distributed technology that promises to enhance different aspects of many industries. Expanding e-voting into blockchain technology could be the solution to alleviate the present concerns in e-voting. In this paper, we propose a blockchain-based voting system, named BroncoVote, that preserves voter privacy and increases accessibility, while keeping the voting system transparent, secure, and cost-effective. BroncoVote implements a university-scaled voting framework that utilizes Ethereum’s blockchain and smart contracts to achieve voter administration and auditable voting records. In addition, BroncoVote utilizes a few cryptographic techniques, including homomorphic encryption, to promote voter privacy. Our implementation was deployed on Ethereum’s Testnet to demonstrate usability, scalability, and efficiency.
AB - Voting is a fundamental part of democratic systems; it gives individuals in a community the faculty to voice their opinion. In recent years, voter turnout has diminished while concerns regarding integrity, security, and accessibility of current voting systems have escalated. E-voting was introduced to address those concerns; however, it is not cost-effective and still requires full supervision by a central authority. The blockchain is an emerging, decentralized, and distributed technology that promises to enhance different aspects of many industries. Expanding e-voting into blockchain technology could be the solution to alleviate the present concerns in e-voting. In this paper, we propose a blockchain-based voting system, named BroncoVote, that preserves voter privacy and increases accessibility, while keeping the voting system transparent, secure, and cost-effective. BroncoVote implements a university-scaled voting framework that utilizes Ethereum’s blockchain and smart contracts to achieve voter administration and auditable voting records. In addition, BroncoVote utilizes a few cryptographic techniques, including homomorphic encryption, to promote voter privacy. Our implementation was deployed on Ethereum’s Testnet to demonstrate usability, scalability, and efficiency.
KW - Blockchain
KW - Ethereum
KW - Privacy
KW - Smart Contracts
KW - Voting
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85052026709
U2 - 10.5220/0006609700960107
DO - 10.5220/0006609700960107
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - ICISSP 2018 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy
SP - 96
EP - 107
BT - ICISSP 2018 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy
A2 - Mori, Paolo
A2 - Furnell, Steven
A2 - Camp, Olivier
Y2 - 22 January 2018 through 24 January 2018
ER -