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\section*{Homework 2}+ −
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\item Voice voting is the method of casting a vote in the `open air' for everyone+ −
present to hear. Which of the following security requirements do paper ballots + −
satisfy \textbf{better} than voice voting? Check all that apply and give a brief explanation + −
for your decision.+ −
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\item[$\Box$] Integrity+ −
\item[$\Box$] Enfranchisement+ −
\item[$\Box$] Ballot secrecy+ −
\item[$\Box$] Voter authentication+ −
\item[$\Box$] Availability+ −
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\item Explain how an attacker can use chain voting in order to influence the outcome of a + −
poll using paper ballots. + −
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\item Which of the following mechanisms help with defending against chain voting? Check all + −
that apply. Give a brief reason for each defence that mitigates chain voting attacks.+ −
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\item[$\Box$] Using a glass ballot box to make it clear there are no+ −
ballots in the box before the start of the election.+ −
\item[$\Box$] Distributing ballots publicly before the election.+ −
\item[$\Box$] Checking that a voter's ID (drivers license, passport) matches the voter.+ −
\item[$\Box$] Each ballot has a unique ID. When a voter is given a ballot, the ID is recorded. When the voter submits his or her ballot, this ID is checked against the record.+ −
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\item In the Estonian general election, votes can be cast via Internet+ −
some time before the election day. These votes cast via Internet can+ −
be changed an unlimited amount of times, the last vote is+ −
tabulated. You can even change your vote on the polling day in+ −
person. Which security requirement does this procedure address?+ −
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\item What is the main difference between online banking and e-voting? + −
(Hint: Why is the latter so hard to get secure?)+ −
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\item Imagine, hypothetically, you have a perfectly secure Internet+ −
voting system, by which I mean nobody can tamper with or steal votes+ −
between your browser and the central server responsible for vote+ −
tallying. What can still go wrong with such a perfectly secure+ −
voting system, which is prevented in traditional elections with+ −
paper-based ballots?+ −
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