Kaspersky Lab specialists unveiled a system for remote electronic voting based on Russian cryptographic algorithms. Alexander Sazonov, head of the Polys project, said during a corporate online conference.
The Polys.GOST system is designed to conduct large-scale state voting with an unlimited number of voters. It keeps the voter registry and information about the course of the vote confidential.
“Polys.GOST satisfies regulators’ requirements for cryptographic means to protect information, which makes its use in government information systems possible,” noted Alexander Sazonov.
Domestic cryptographic algorithms are integrated both into the blockchain platform itself and into the business logic implemented in smart contracts, as well as in the organizer’s, voters’ and observers’ applications.
The head of Polys noted that electronic voting is becoming more relevant as it saves on election administration, automates processes, and reduces the risk of manipulating the results.
In November 2017, the Polys blockchain system was introduced.
In early October 2020, Polys migrated from the Ethereum protocol to the open Exonum framework by Bitfury. It uses blind-signature technology and specialized tools for monitoring the progress of the vote.
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