Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Kerski, John
URN	etd-04022008-193745
Title	Electronic Voting: Trusted Removable Media and Its Contents
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Computer Science, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Alec Yasinsac Committee Chair Gary Tyson Committee Member Sudhir Aggarwal Committee Member
Keywords	Trusted Removable Media Voting Electronic Voting
Date of Defense	2008-03-24
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Since the growth of electronic voting systems in the United States after the year 2000, electronic voting products have received significant scrutiny and examination. Subsequently, studies and reports have identified vulnerabilities as well as demonstrated exploits for various versions of election systems. Many of these vulnerabilities are rooted in the poor key management and weak protection of the data stored on the removable media devices employed in these voting systems. In order to protect the integrity of an election, electronic voting systems should employ the design principles and structural components of the trusted platform module created by the Trusted Computing Group. Only by incorporating these principles and structures into the development and deployment of an election system, can voting systems have the ability to create a more trustworthy and, consequently, successful election. As a proof of principle, this paper offers an emulation of the trusted platform module and its capabilities which demonstrate how past vulnerabilities can be mitigated and exploits avoided.
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