Security, usability, and biometric authentication scheme for electronic voting using multiple keys

Ahmad, M; Rehman, AU; Ayub, N; Alshehri, MD; Khan, MA; Hameed, A; Yetgin, H

Security, usability, and biometric authentication scheme for electronic voting using multiple keys

Ahmad, M Rehman, AU Ayub, N Alshehri, MD Khan, MA Hameed, A Yetgin, H

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Citation:: International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2020, 16, (7)
Issue Date:: 2020-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ahmad, M
dc.contributor.author	Rehman, AU
dc.contributor.author	Ayub, N
dc.contributor.author	Alshehri, MD
dc.contributor.author	Khan, MA
dc.contributor.author	Hameed, A
dc.contributor.author	Yetgin, H
dc.date.accessioned	2021-05-16T23:17:12Z
dc.date.available	2021-05-16T23:17:12Z
dc.date.issued	2020-07-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2020, 16, (7)
dc.identifier.issn	1550-1329
dc.identifier.issn	1550-1477
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/148921
dc.description.abstract	We propose electronic voting authentication scheme, which is a key management mechanism for electronic voting system intended to limit the number of attacks on a polling station and strengthen the security control. The motivation is to diversify security requirements of messages exchanged between polling stations. There are different types of messages exchanged between polling stations and each type of message has different security needs. A security mechanism developed on the basis of a single key is not enough to ensure the diverse security needs of voting network. In electronic voting authentication scheme, every polling station is responsible to support three different types of keys. These are global key, pairwise key, and individual key. The global keys are public keys shared with all polling stations in the voting network. The pairwise key can be used for communication with polling stations. Individual keys will be used for communication with the server. To ensure authentication of local broadcast, electronic voting authentication scheme uses one-way key chains in a well-organized way. The support of source authentication is a visible advantage of this scheme. We examine the authentication of electronic voting authentication scheme on numerous attack models. The measurement demonstrates that electronic voting authentication scheme is very operative in protecting against numerous elegant attacks such as wormhole attack, Sybil attack, and HELLO Flood attack. The proposed system is evaluated and the results demonstrate that the proposed system is practical and secure as compared to the direct recording electronic and manual systems.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/1550147720944025
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0805 Distributed Computing, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Networking & Telecommunications
dc.title	Security, usability, and biometric authentication scheme for electronic voting using multiple keys
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	16
utslib.for	0805 Distributed Computing
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-05-16T23:17:10Z
pubs.issue	7
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	16
utslib.citation.issue	7

Abstract:

We propose electronic voting authentication scheme, which is a key management mechanism for electronic voting system intended to limit the number of attacks on a polling station and strengthen the security control. The motivation is to diversify security requirements of messages exchanged between polling stations. There are different types of messages exchanged between polling stations and each type of message has different security needs. A security mechanism developed on the basis of a single key is not enough to ensure the diverse security needs of voting network. In electronic voting authentication scheme, every polling station is responsible to support three different types of keys. These are global key, pairwise key, and individual key. The global keys are public keys shared with all polling stations in the voting network. The pairwise key can be used for communication with polling stations. Individual keys will be used for communication with the server. To ensure authentication of local broadcast, electronic voting authentication scheme uses one-way key chains in a well-organized way. The support of source authentication is a visible advantage of this scheme. We examine the authentication of electronic voting authentication scheme on numerous attack models. The measurement demonstrates that electronic voting authentication scheme is very operative in protecting against numerous elegant attacks such as wormhole attack, Sybil attack, and HELLO Flood attack. The proposed system is evaluated and the results demonstrate that the proposed system is practical and secure as compared to the direct recording electronic and manual systems.

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