Using a Cloud-Based Electronic Signature System for Organizing Electronic Voting

The article is devoted to the research on the issues of voter authentication in electronic voting systems and the creation of a description of a system model that is designed to organize electronic voting using a cloud signature system as a reliable authentication method. Within the framework of the study, the concept of electronic voting is formalized and a list of stages. The shortcomings of existing voter authentication systems are noted. The advantages of an electronic digital signature as the most reliable method of authentication are substantiated, the disadvantages of this approach are indicated and possible ways to eliminate them are proposed. The components of the cloud signature system are described and a diagram of the signature activation protocol, which is used in the process of generating an electronic digital signature, is provided. A description of the developed voter registration protocol in the electronic voting system is presented. The possibility of using a cloud signature system as part of the voter registration protocol in the electronic voting system is demonstrated. An analysis of the resistance of the proposed protocol to known attacks is carried out.