Securing Digital Democracy

University of Michigan

À propos de ce cours

In this course, you'll learn what every citizen should know about the security risks--and future potential — of electronic voting and Internet voting. We'll take a look at the past, present, and future of election technologies and explore the various spaces intersected by voting, including computer security, human factors, public policy, and more.

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Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Approx. 17 heures pour terminer

Recommandé : 2-3 hours/week

English

Sous-titres : English

Cours en ligne à 100 %

Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Approx. 17 heures pour terminer

Recommandé : 2-3 hours/week

English

Sous-titres : English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

3 hours to complete

Voting as a Security Problem

Approaching voting problems with the security mindset...

8 videos (Total 101 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

8 videos

Welcome8m

The Security Mindset13m

Security Requirements for Voting12m

The Living Voice8m

Early Paper Ballots19m

The Australian Ballot13m

Mechanical Voting Machines11m

Punched Card Voting12m

5 readings

Syllabus and Logistics10m

Staff10m

Companion Reading and Resources10m

Help us learn more about you!10m

Reading List10m

1 practice exercises

Voting as a Security Problem20m

2

Section

2 hours to complete

Computers at the Polls

Voting enters the computing age...

7 videos (Total 101 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

7 videos

Computers at the Polls7m

Optical Scan Voting19m

DRE Voting Machines19m

Inside the Black Box11m

Paper as a Defense9m

Diebold22m

More Goes Wrong10m

1 readings

Reading List10m

1 practice exercises

Computers at the Polls20m

3

Section

3 hours to complete

Security Procedures and Voting Around the World

Methods for ensuring the security of democracy...

9 videos (Total 130 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

9 videos

Voter Registration19m

Voter Authentication11m

Guarding Against Tampering18m

Field Testing12m

Case Studies13m

India's EVMs15m

Tamperproof?13m

India's Response11m

Bonus: Deport on Arrival13m

1 readings

Reading List10m

1 practice exercises

Security Procedures and Voting Around the World20m

4

Section

2 hours to complete

Human Factors and Internet Voting

Users don't always behave as expected, even when voting...

8 videos (Total 113 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

8 videos

Usability17m

Usable Paper Ballots10m

Accessibility9m

Absentee Voting12m

A Bad Idea7m

Client-side Threats14m

Server-side Threats13m

Washington, D.C.26m

1 readings

Reading List10m

1 practice exercises

Human Factors and Internet Voting20m

5

Section

4 hours to complete

New Technology and Policy

Lessons learned...

7 videos (Total 79 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

7 videos

Criteria5m

Post-Election Auditing16m

End-to-End Verifiable Voting12m

Verifying an E2E Result11m

Election Policy in the U.S.16m

Testing and Certification5m

Recommendations9m

2 readings

Reading List10m

Post-course Survey10m

1 practice exercises

New Technology and Policy18m

Instructor

J. Alex Halderman

Associate Professor

About University of Michigan

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future....

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Securing Digital Democracy