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Malware on Personal Computers is a major security issue today. This fact implies that all solutions intended to secure Internet-based voting have to be re-evaluated under the assumption that a local malware application is capable of controlling the interface between user and PC. We propose to use paper-based code sheets, originally introduced by Chaum, to overcome this problem, and for the first time give a security analysis of this solution. We show that a modified, 3-step-scheme, can be considered secure against local malware attacks. Our scheme could then particulary be used to held shareholder elections or votes in an associaton over the Internet.
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Helbach, J., Schwenk, J. (2007). Secure Internet Voting with Code Sheets. In: Alkassar, A., Volkamer, M. (eds) E-Voting and Identity. Vote-ID 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4896. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77493-8_15
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