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Distributed and Anonymous E-Voting Using Blockchain and Ring Signatures

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Communication and Intelligent Systems

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ((LNNS,volume 204))

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Digitization of bureaucratic processes has been a long suited method for the growth of a country. E-Voting (Electronic Voting) is a method of casting, tallying and verifying votes from citizens using electronic means. With the advent and boom of Blockchain and Distributed Computing, many methods to improve E-voting have come forward that allows us to assure the privacy of voters and security against voter fraud. In this paper, we analyze the different types of Blockchains and which ones would be suitable for these purposes. In the end, we propose a method using Blockchain and Linkable Ring-Signature that provides the privacy of voters in a large-scale election by deploying smart contracts for “rings” of registered voters and analyze its performance on consumer devices.

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    Nishay Madhani, Vikrant Gajria & Pratik Kanani

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan, India

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Madhani, N., Gajria, V., Kanani, P. (2021). Distributed and Anonymous E-Voting Using Blockchain and Ring Signatures. In: Sharma, H., Gupta, M.K., Tomar, G.S., Lipo, W. (eds) Communication and Intelligent Systems. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 204. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1089-9_65

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