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Design of an open platform for collective voting through edni on the internet

Abstract:

The present chapter aims to introduce the construction of a generic platform and open secure voting and multipurpose for the realm of the Internet. This platform will allow for collecting signatures and supporting multiple contexts through the use of electronic IDs and digital certificates. Potential applications of this platform are almost endless but some of the most significant may be: Voting at shareholders meetings, and votes in communities of neighbors, collect signatures, collect signatures for nominations, proposals for ILP (Popular Legislative initiatives), any activity susceptible to need a platform for reliable vote, meetings of parents, collegiate, et cetera. Currently the use of e-government for the identification of persons through digital documents is on rise, and the possibilities it presents are endless. That is why this chapter provides solutions for allowing these uses; it is of general interest for the present society. © 2013, IGI Global.