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Cryptology firm cancels elections after losing encryption key [View all]
A firm considered one of the leading global voices in encryption has cancelled the announcement of its leadership election results after an official lost the encrypted key needed to unlock them.
The International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), external uses an electronic voting system which needs three members, each with part of an encrypted key, to access the results.
In a statement, the scientific organisation said one of the trustees had lost their key in "an honest but unfortunate human mistake", making it impossible for them to decrypt - and uncover - the final results.
The IACR said it would rerun the election, adding "new safeguards" to stop similar mistakes happening again.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62vl05rz0ko
The International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), external uses an electronic voting system which needs three members, each with part of an encrypted key, to access the results.
In a statement, the scientific organisation said one of the trustees had lost their key in "an honest but unfortunate human mistake", making it impossible for them to decrypt - and uncover - the final results.
The IACR said it would rerun the election, adding "new safeguards" to stop similar mistakes happening again.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62vl05rz0ko
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