Title :
Data encryption in an Electronic Ballot Box
Author :
Jacobi, Ricardo Pezzuol ; Carvalho, Luis Gustavo ; Coelho, João
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Ciencia da Computacao, Brasilia Univ., Brazil
Abstract :
Brazilian Elections rely on an Electronic Ballot Box (EBB). It is based on a PC motherboard, containing a small keypad and a LCD display which shows messages and candidate´s pictures. One of the main issues in the voting process is security against fraud. We describe here the implementation of IDEA data encryption algorithm in hardware in order to improve its security. The algorithm was described in VHDL and synthesized in a FPGA
Keywords :
computer architecture; cryptography; data privacy; field programmable gate arrays; government data processing; hardware description languages; logic CAD; Brazilian Elections; Electronic Ballot Box; FPGA; IDEA data encryption algorithm; LCD display; PC motherboard; VHDL; fraud; security; voting; Cryptography; Data security; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Liquid crystal displays; Nominations and elections; Protection; Random access memory; Surface-mount technology; Voting;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Circuits and Systems Design, 2001, 14th Symposium on.
Conference_Location :
Pirenopolis
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1333-6
DOI :
10.1109/SBCCI.2001.953020
