End to end verification of an election run over a public network
US11475726B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/64
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing an end to end verification of an election run over a public network are disclosed. An example method includes generating, by an election management system (EMS), EMS private keys and EMS certificates; generating, by a security device (SD), an SD private key and an SD certificate, the SD private key and the SD certificate being generated based on a root private key; signing, by the SD, the EMS certificates using the SD private key; upon receiving, by the SD, node settings signed by EMS certificates; signing the node settings and generating, for each of nodes of an election data storage, a package including a node private key, a node certificate, the EMS certificates, and the SD certificate; upon receiving, by the SD, election data signed by EMS certificates, signing the election data and generating and signing tokens including election identifications and voter identifications.
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