Developing multifactor authentication technique for secure electronic voting system

There has been significant research efforts towards replacing the traditional voting approach with electronic voting (e-voting) because technological advancements have called for faster and more reliable means of voting. There are several nationwide voting systems in use all over the world. However, each of these systems has their various shortcomings. In this paper, a multi-factor authentication technique using biometrics fingerprint and cryptographically secured smart card is proposed for secure e-voting system's authentication. The technique involves the combination of an enhanced Feistel block cipher and first moment feature extraction technique for securing both confidential data on voters' smart card and voters' fingerprint template. Results obtained from experimental simulation shows the viability of the proposed technique to avert common problems encountered in voters' authentication during electioneering process in digitally divided environment.