Primary definition
A form of cryptography useful in secure verifiable voting schemes to prevent malfeasance by requiring multiple parties in order to decrypt a message so that decryption cannot be accomplished by any single person.
Also known asthreshold scheme · threshold encryption · threshold secret sharing · multiparty threshold cryptography · TSS
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A form of cryptography useful in secure verifiable voting schemes to prevent malfeasance by requiring multiple parties in order to decrypt a message so that decryption cannot be accomplished by any single person.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Threshold Cryptography. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/threshold-cryptography
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