Ethical hackers can now target the e-voting system

Since the beginning of 2021, Swiss Post’s future e-voting system has been put through its paces by independent experts from all over the world. Another testing opportunity is now available: in addition to the ongoing test options, ethical hackers can now attack the e-voting infrastructure for a period of four weeks. This means that, for the first time, they can accurately simulate and target the vote casting process on the voting portal using sample voting cards. The aim is to detect potential vulnerabilities and rectify them in good time. Swiss Post expects to make its new e-voting system available for use by interested cantons during the course of 2023.

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A further step towards launching the e-voting system

The intrusion test will be held in the four weeks from 8 August to 2 September 2022. Swiss Post will reward confirmed vulnerabilities identified as part of the intrusion test with up to 30,000 francs. The confirmed findings are published on an ongoing basis on the specialist platform GitLab.

Swiss Post’s goal for the intrusion test is to uncover and rectify potential vulnerabilities and to improve the e-voting infrastructure. The company wants to provide the cantons with the latest generation of a secure e-voting system. The public intrusion test also fulfils the Swiss Confederation’s requirement for e-voting trials and represents a further step towards a secure and reliable e-voting system. Swiss Post expects to be able to make its system available for use by the first interested cantons in the course of 2023.

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Ethical hackers can now target the e-voting system

A further step towards launching the e-voting system

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