Election Security-by-Design

Carsten  Schürmann

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-87760-5_2

Election Security-by-Design

Carsten Schürmann

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Abstract

Security engineering is about improving the security of an existing software system by adding security controls to the implementation. In this paper we argue, that for election technologies, simply adding security controls is not enough. The only way to design an election system is ensure that it is fundamentally secure by carefully crafting a cryptographic voting protocol, a technique that is also called security-by-design. The more secure a system the more we can trust the result and the more easily we can defend against defamation and disinformation campaigns. Both properties, defense against cyber attacks and defense against disinformation are critical as past elections have demonstrated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications : 17th International Conference, SecITC 2024, Bucharest, Romania, November 21–22, 2024, Revised Selected Papers
Number of pages	6
Volume	15595
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication date	26 Jul 2025
Edition	LNCS
Pages	12-17
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-87759-9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-87760-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87760-5_2
Publication status	Published - 26 Jul 2025
Event	International Conference on Security for Information Technology and Communications - Bucharest, Romania Duration: 21 Nov 2024 → 22 Nov 2024 Conference number: 17 https://secitc.eu/secitc-2024/

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Security for Information Technology and Communications
Number	17
Country/Territory	Romania
City	Bucharest
Period	21/11/2024 → 22/11/2024
Internet address	https://secitc.eu/secitc-2024/

Series	LNCS
Volume	15595

Keywords

e-voting
cryptographic voting protocols
security-by-design
information security
disinformation defense

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Schürmann, C 2025, Election Security-by-Design. in Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications : 17th International Conference, SecITC 2024, Bucharest, Romania, November 21–22, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. LNCS edn, vol. 15595, Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, LNCS, vol. 15595, pp. 12-17, International Conference on Security for Information Technology and Communications, Bucharest, Romania, 21/11/2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87760-5_2

Election Security-by-Design. / Schürmann, Carsten .
Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications : 17th International Conference, SecITC 2024, Bucharest, Romania, November 21–22, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. Vol. 15595 LNCS. ed. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. p. 12-17 (LNCS, Vol. 15595).

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