Security Considerations for Remote Electronic UOCAVA Voting

Hastings, Nelson; Peralta, Rene; Popoveniuc, Stefan; Regenscheid, Andrew

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7770

NISTIR 7770

Security Considerations for Remote Electronic UOCAVA Voting

Documentation Topics

Date Published: February 2011

Author(s)

Nelson Hastings (NIST), Rene Peralta (NIST), Stefan Popoveniuc (NIST), Andrew Regenscheid (NIST)

Abstract

This whitepaper for the Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) identifies desirable security properties of remote electronic voting systems, potential benefits and threats to these systems, and current and emerging technical approaches for mitigating risks. It is intended for election officials, technologists, advocacy groups, UOCAVA voting system vendors, and other members of the elections community that will be working with the EAC, NIST, and the FVAP on improving the UOCAVA voting process with the use of electronic technologies.

Keywords

Internet voting; overseas voting; security; Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act; UOCAVA; voting; voting systems

Control Families

Identification and Authentication; System and Communications Protection

Documentation

Publication:
NISTIR 7770 (DOI)
Local Download

Supplemental Material:
None available

Related NIST Publications:
NISTIR 7711
NISTIR 7682
NISTIR 7551

Document History:
02/21/11: NISTIR 7770 (Final)

Topics

Applications
communications & wireless; voting

Laws and Regulations
Help America Vote Act