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A digital certificate created at the time an is created for each ELECTION SIGNATURE KEY TABULATOR. The certificate is signed with the signing (private) key corresponding to the election signature key. See CRYPTOGRAPHY.
Also known asEPKC · election public-key certificate · election public key cert · election certificate · election public key digital certificate
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A digital certificate created at the time an is created for each ELECTION SIGNATURE KEY TABULATOR. The certificate is signed with the signing (private) key corresponding to the election signature key. See CRYPTOGRAPHY.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Election Public Key Certificate. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 23, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/election-public-key-certificate
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