{"id":28416,"date":"2020-09-09T16:32:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T13:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=28416"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:33:05","slug":"part-of-the-source-code-of-russias-blockchain-voting-system-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/part-of-the-source-code-of-russias-blockchain-voting-system-published\/","title":{"rendered":"Part of the source code of Russia’s blockchain voting system published"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the public domain \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043c\u0435\u0449\u0435\u043d\u044b<\/a> the source codes of the key algorithms of the remote electronic voting system (DEG), which is planned to be used for the by-elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation on 13 September. They include counting servers, smart contracts and internal libraries. An overview of the system \u043e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d<\/a> in Rostelecom’s blog on Habr.<\/p>\n

A public test of the system took place on 31 August.<\/p>\n

Public testing fully replicated all stages of the upcoming electronic voting: application registration, authentication and identification via the state services portal, online voting and vote counting. According to Rostelecom specialists, during the trial voting there were no failures or interruptions in the DEG’s operation; the system remained stable under peak loads. <\/span><\/p>\n

Following the test, the user interface and ballot display on mobile screens were improved. The dashboard showing the statistics of the voting process was enhanced. A new feature was added \u2014 loading encrypted transactions generated during voting directly from the blockchain. Observers gained the ability to see in real time the number of user authorizations, SMS messages sent, and successful confirmations.<\/span><\/p>\n

From a technical standpoint, the DEG system consists of a large number of software and hardware components and allows participants in the electoral process to interact in a unified information environment, according to the developers.<\/p>\n

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Diagram of the interaction between components and participants in the DEG PTK system<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The blockchain in the remote voting system ensures immutability of information and transparency of smart-contract execution, protects and stores data in a decentralised manner, including the voter registry and encryption keys, and also enables tracking of transactions within the network.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWithout using this technology, achieving the necessary properties in the voting system, as well as trust in it, is practically impossible,\u201d the developers note.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Thanks to smart contracts, the electronic and ‘blind’ signatures for each transaction with encrypted ballots are verified for authenticity, and a basic check of the encrypted ballot\u2019s correctness is also performed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDistributed storage and counting of votes is not limited to blockchain nodes. For each node a separate counting server can be deployed. It provides distributed generation of the ballot encryption keys, decryption of results, and tallying of the final votes, which can be verified for correctness,\u201d the review states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The following are used at various stages of the voting process:<\/p>\n