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Implementing a Mobile Voting System Utilizing Blockchain Technology and Two-Factor Authentication in Nigeria

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Proceedings of First International Conference on Computing, Communications, and Cyber-Security (IC4S 2019)

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Abstract

The voting system in Nigeria has always been filled with different forms of manipulation, and m-voting was suggested as the solution but has a major problem which is securely storing the casted votes. Blockchain was proposed to mitigate this problem and with the utilization of two-factor authentication to prevent illegible voters from casting their votes. The objective of this paper is to develop a mobile voting system that utilizes two-factor authentication to authenticate the voters and blockchain technology to securely store the votes. The system was then evaluated using the ISO 9241-11 usability model, and the results showed that the proposed system had a good usability rating which implies that it can be utilized in a voting procedure.

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We would like to acknowledge the sponsorship and support provided by Covenant University through the Centre for Research, Innovation, and Discovery (CUCRID).

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    Temidayo Peter Abayomi-Zannu, Isaac Odun-Ayo, Barka Fori Tatama & Sanjay Misra

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

    Pradeep Kumar Singh

  2. Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

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  3. Department of Computer Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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Abayomi-Zannu, T.P., Odun-Ayo, I., Tatama, B.F., Misra, S. (2020). Implementing a Mobile Voting System Utilizing Blockchain Technology and Two-Factor Authentication in Nigeria. In: Singh, P., Pawłowski, W., Tanwar, S., Kumar, N., Rodrigues, J., Obaidat, M. (eds) Proceedings of First International Conference on Computing, Communications, and Cyber-Security (IC4S 2019). Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 121. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3369-3_63

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