List signature method and application to electronic voting
US7657738B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/463
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a list signature method comprising: an organization phase whereby reliable authority defines parameters for implementing an anonymous electronic signature; a phase which consists in registering persons on a list of authorized members to generate a list signature, during which each person calculates a private key, and the reliable authority delivers to each person a certificate for membership of the list; a phase which consists in defining a serial number; a phase wherein a member of the list generates by means of certificate a signature containing an element common to all the signatures issued by one single member with one single serial number; a phase which consists in verifying whether the signature has been generated by a member of the list and whether the serial number has been used to generate the signature.
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