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Electronic Voting Scheme Based on a Quantum Ring Signature

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For actual voting, the most important thing is voter privacy. Ring signatures widely used in electronic voting protocols to protect voter privacy due to unconditional confidentiality. It has been found that electronic signature protocols based on mathematical complexity are not secure. We propose an electronic voting protocol based on quantum ring signatures. The generalized GHZ state is prepared and distributed by a trusted third party (TTP), so that all users in the ring can effectively act as voters or verifiers. Users in the ring and TTP use quantum key distribution technology to share keys and encrypt messages. The entire protocol uses one-time secret technology to further enhance the security of the voting process.

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This work is supported by the Key Research and Development Project of Sichuan Province(No.2020YFG0307, No.20ZDYF2324, No.2019ZYD027, No.2018TJPT0012), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.61572086, No.61402058), the Innovation Team of Quantum Security Communication of Sichuan Province (No.17TD0009), the Academic and Technical Leaders Training Funding Support Projects of Sichuan Province (No. 2016120080102643), the Application Foundation Project of Sichuan Province (No.2017JY0168), the Science and Technology Support Project of Sichuan Province (No.2018GZ0204).

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    Chi Qiu, Shibin Zhang, Yan Chang, Xi Huang & Hao Chen

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Qiu, C., Zhang, S., Chang, Y. et al. Electronic Voting Scheme Based on a Quantum Ring Signature. Int J Theor Phys 60, 1550–1555 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-021-04777-1

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