Method and system for the supply of data, transactions and electronic voting
First Claim
1. A method for electronic voting in which there are an authentication body, a counting body, and a plurality of voters, the method comprising:
- a voter generates a digital empowerment certificate including;
an indication of identification data which is to be supplied to the authentication body to identify the voter uniquely,references to one or more sources for the identification data or the identification data itself, andan indication of a voting key;
the voter signs the digital empowerment certificate with a digital signature;
the digital empowerment certificate is encrypted with a key of the authentication body only;
the voter generates a voting message including a vote;
the voting message is encrypted with a key of the counting body only; and
a signature block is generated combining the digital empowerment certificate and the voting message;
wherein the method further comprises sending the encrypted digital empowerment certificate, the encrypted voting message and the signature block to the authentication body.
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Abstract
A method and system for supply of data, including generating a first digital certificate referred (empowerment certificate) signed with a first signing entity'"'"'s electronic signature. The empowerment certificate includes attributes of the described entity, information identifying the first signing entity, indication of data relating to the described entity, indication of a source of the data, and identification of a relying entity to which the data can be supplied. The relying entity forwards the empowerment certificate to a source supplying the data indicated in the empowerment certificate. The data may be supplied to the relying entity by a second digital certificate (custom certificate), signed with a second signing entity'"'"'s electronic signature. Custom certificates may appear in custom certificate revocation lists. A system and method for transfer of ownership of electronic property from a first entity to a second entity, and a method and system for electronic voting are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for electronic voting in which there are an authentication body, a counting body, and a plurality of voters, the method comprising:
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a voter generates a digital empowerment certificate including; an indication of identification data which is to be supplied to the authentication body to identify the voter uniquely, references to one or more sources for the identification data or the identification data itself, and an indication of a voting key; the voter signs the digital empowerment certificate with a digital signature; the digital empowerment certificate is encrypted with a key of the authentication body only; the voter generates a voting message including a vote; the voting message is encrypted with a key of the counting body only; and a signature block is generated combining the digital empowerment certificate and the voting message; wherein the method further comprises sending the encrypted digital empowerment certificate, the encrypted voting message and the signature block to the authentication body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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