2019

2019

Swiss Post temporarily suspends its e-voting system

29.03.2019 | The public intrusion test on Swiss Post’s e-voting system is complete. Because the integrity of votes and elections has top priority, Swiss Post will correct the source code and have it reviewed by independent experts.

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New finding in the source code

25.03.2019 | It can be excluded that it can be used to change votes or manipulate elections unnoticed.

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How findings are categorized in the public intrusion test

06.03.2019 | From 25 February to 24 March, Swiss Post is conducting a public intrusion test on its e-voting system. In this blog post, we’ll explain how any findings will be categorized and how compensation payments are set.

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Information about the «leak» of the source code of the e-voting system

18.02.2019 | Swiss Post regrets that one-sided information about the publication of its source code has been disseminated. Here is our response.

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Vicky the Viking and universal verification

Vicky the Viking lives in the village of Flake. Time after time, he succeeds in defending his village against powerful attackers thanks to his many clever ideas. Similarly, many clever ideas have been developed in research to protect e-voting against powerful attackers. The most important of these is universal verification.

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Public hacker test on Swiss Post’s e-voting system

07.02.2019 | Swiss Post will be carrying out resilience testing, also known as a public intrusion test (PIT), on its e-voting system between 25 February and 24 March 2019. How does the intrusion test work and what happens if anything is found? The answers to the key questions.

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Swiss Post publishes the source code for its e-voting system

07.02.2019 | Swiss Post is publishing the source code for its e-voting system in accordance with the requirements of the Confederation and cantons. The information published particularly relates to the core elements of the encryption components.

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Democracy is being entrusted to a private company – and other misunderstandings

04.02.2019 | Swiss Post welcomes the more in-depth reporting and public debate on e-voting, and wishes to share its perspective by addressing some recurring misunderstandings.

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