Abstract
Rapid growth of computer networks and advances in cryptographic techniques allow new approaches of electronic voting systems. In this research, we present a System-on-Programmable-Chip crypto-bridge module that enables secure ethernet point-to-point connections between electronic ballot boxes and the remote host of the central electoral office through insecure Ethernet networks. The proposed crypto-bridge is implemented using reconfigurable devices, and two implementations are presented: a single channel module and multi-channel module. HDL source code of the AES cipher, Ethernet MAC controller and tiny processor embedded in the crypto-bridge is public and open enforcing the confidence in the system.
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Astarloa, A., Bidarte, U., Jiménez, J., Lázaro, J., Martinez de Alegría, I. (2008). Secure Ethernet Point-to-Point Links for Autonomous Electronic Ballot Boxes. In: Rong, C., Jaatun, M.G., Sandnes, F.E., Yang, L.T., Ma, J. (eds) Autonomic and Trusted Computing. ATC 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5060. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69295-9_48
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