Thank you Emmanuel,

Just bringing in the provision for inspection of the register from the Elections Act:

6. Inspection of register of voters
(1) The Commission shall cause the Register of Voters to be opened for
inspection by members of the public at all times for the purpose of rectifying the
particulars therein, except for such period of time as the Commission may consider
appropriate.

The idea here is not only for voters to verify their details but also for the public to inspect the register. Inspection serves an important role in assuring the integrity of the vote by weeding out errors, dead voters etc. The register is also available in physical form at constituency offices for public inspection.

It should therefore be possible for members of the public to view other people's voter registration details. The question should only be what details are made public and also how to prevent harvesting of the data. I do not see a justification for serial numbers or SMS verification.

I wonder whether there are lessons we can pick from KRA's PIN verification system https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/pinChecker.htm?actionCode=loadPage&viewType=static


2017-06-30 19:44 GMT+03:00 Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
Chebukati,

Phone gets lost either:
1. Use an alternate number (Google does this all the time)
2. Log in with your Username/Password (ID / Serial No) combo, list a different number

Regards

On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 7:37 PM, Emmanuel Chebukati via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Good evening,

Victor: Unfortunately, perception is reality in all matters electoral in Kenya. 

Denis & Ngigi: SMS 2FA is not exactly full proof as a solution to the problem of voter verification. What if phone numbers change, get lost or expire? How does that voter then confirm their polling station & details?

Washington: Glad we agree. Donge!

Grace:
1) In an ideal world, NRB should update their database and sambaza changes to all connected parties in case of a serial number or any other change.
2) As we await stricter privacy laws, we are at the liberty of the service provider whom we trust to do the right thing.


Regards,

EC

On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Mark,

On a security vs affordability basis, how exactly would SMS 2FA not be an effective solution?

Unless you are going to hack the Telco SMS Gateway where the SMS is in clear txt, in which case I would think even our M-Pesa Pins would be vulnerable, where else is do you have a credible attack surface?

Rgds

On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 3:25 PM, Mark Kipyegon via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
SMS as a form of 2FA is unsuitable considering the sensitivity of such information. On the other hand a government backed smart card would offer the appropriate level of authentication without locking out access to a section of users.

On 30 Jun 2017, at 12:30, "Denis G. Wahome" <dwahome@gmail.com> wrote:

Mark,

While I do concur completely with your observation. I was considering the user group for the service. Other more advanced mechanisms would reduce the usability/accessibility by a large portion of the Country.

A better way would be a registration process to access your records where one can select a Channel for 2FA

Denis

On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 10:54 AM, Mark Kipyegon via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
SMS is not a secure implementation of two factor authentication.

On 30 Jun 2017, at 10:40, "kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:


>
> A simple 2 Factor Authentication mechanism via SMS would suffice to start
> with.



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