Summary
A cryptology organization, the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), canceled its leadership election results announcement because one official lost a crucial encrypted key. This key was necessary to access the vote outcomes, leading them to nullify the election and plan a rerun with better safeguards.
Key Facts
- The International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) canceled its election result due to a lost encryption key.
- Three trustees each had part of an encrypted key that was needed to access the election results.
- One trustee lost their part of the key, making it impossible to reveal the vote outcome.
- The election was for three Director and four Officer positions.
- The IACR used Helios, an open-source electronic voting system, for the election.
- They plan to rerun the election and have added new security measures to prevent similar issues.
- The new voting process will run until December 20th, with a new system for managing keys.
