Swiss Post asks public to hack its e-voting system

Switzerland’s postal service Swiss Post is inviting keen-eyed security experts and white hats to hack its e-voting system.

Previously e-voting systems were somewhat verifiable, but could not be fully verifiable. Now Switzerland and the cantons have been conducting e-voting trials since 2004 and it now has what it believes is the first fully verifiable system.

The system will eventually make e-voting available to the broader public and also detects technical errors such as malfunctions, human error, or attempted manipulation.

“The online voting system currently subject to the public intrusion test (PIT) is provided by Swiss Post. It has already been pen-tested and certified under the legal framework of the Swiss Confederation. By performing the PIT, the Confederation and the Cantons are hoping to get a valuable outside view on the system by a large number of competent people.”