Exemple #1
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    def test_cast_ballot(self):
        # Arrange
        keypair = elgamal_keypair_from_secret(int_to_q(2))
        manifest = election_factory.get_fake_manifest()
        internal_manifest, context = election_factory.get_fake_ciphertext_election(
            manifest, keypair.public_key)
        store = DataStore()
        source = election_factory.get_fake_ballot(internal_manifest)
        self.assertTrue(
            source.is_valid(internal_manifest.ballot_styles[0].object_id))

        # Act
        data = encrypt_ballot(source, internal_manifest, context, SEED)
        result = accept_ballot(data, BallotBoxState.CAST, internal_manifest,
                               context, store)

        # Assert
        expected = store.get(source.object_id)
        self.assertEqual(expected.state, BallotBoxState.CAST)
        self.assertEqual(result.state, BallotBoxState.CAST)
        self.assertEqual(expected.object_id, result.object_id)

        # Test failure modes
        self.assertIsNone(
            accept_ballot(data, BallotBoxState.CAST, internal_manifest,
                          context, store))  # cannot cast again
        self.assertIsNone(
            accept_ballot(data, BallotBoxState.SPOILED, internal_manifest,
                          context,
                          store))  # cannot cspoil a ballot already cast
    def test_ballot_box_spoil_ballot(self):
        # Arrange
        keypair = elgamal_keypair_from_secret(int_to_q(2))
        election = election_factory.get_fake_election()
        metadata, context = election_factory.get_fake_ciphertext_election(
            election, keypair.public_key)
        store = DataStore()
        source = election_factory.get_fake_ballot(metadata)
        self.assertTrue(source.is_valid(metadata.ballot_styles[0].object_id))

        # Act
        data = encrypt_ballot(source, metadata, context, SEED_HASH)
        subject = BallotBox(metadata, context, store)
        result = subject.spoil(data)

        # Assert
        expected = store.get(source.object_id)
        self.assertEqual(expected.state, BallotBoxState.SPOILED)
        self.assertEqual(result.state, BallotBoxState.SPOILED)
        self.assertEqual(expected.object_id, result.object_id)

        # Test failure modes
        self.assertIsNone(subject.spoil(data))  # cannot spoil again
        self.assertIsNone(
            subject.cast(data))  # cannot cast a ballot alraedy spoiled
class TestEndToEndElection(TestCase):
    """
    Test a complete simple example of executing an End-to-End encrypted election.
    In a real world scenario all of these steps would not be completed on the same machine.
    """

    NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS = 5
    QUORUM = 3

    REMOVE_OUTPUT = False

    # Step 0 - Configure Election
    manifest: Manifest
    election_builder: ElectionBuilder
    internal_manifest: InternalManifest
    context: CiphertextElectionContext
    constants: ElectionConstants

    # Step 1 - Key Ceremony
    mediator: KeyCeremonyMediator
    guardians: List[Guardian] = []

    # Step 2 - Encrypt Votes
    device: EncryptionDevice
    encrypter: EncryptionMediator
    plaintext_ballots: List[PlaintextBallot]
    ciphertext_ballots: List[CiphertextBallot] = []

    # Step 3 - Cast and Spoil
    ballot_store: DataStore
    ballot_box: BallotBox

    # Step 4 - Decrypt Tally
    ciphertext_tally: CiphertextTally
    plaintext_tally: PlaintextTally
    plaintext_spoiled_ballots: Dict[str, PlaintextTally]
    decryption_mediator: DecryptionMediator

    # Step 5 - Publish
    guardian_records: List[GuardianRecord] = []

    def test_end_to_end_election(self) -> None:
        """
        Execute the simplified end-to-end test demonstrating each component of the system.
        """
        self.step_0_configure_election()
        self.step_1_key_ceremony()
        self.step_2_encrypt_votes()
        self.step_3_cast_and_spoil()
        self.step_4_decrypt_tally()
        self.step_5_publish_and_verify()

    def step_0_configure_election(self) -> None:
        """
        To conduct an election, load an `Manifest` file
        """

        # Load a pre-configured Election Description
        # TODO: replace with complex election
        self.manifest = ElectionFactory().get_simple_manifest_from_file()
        print(f"""
            {'-'*40}\n
            # Election Summary:
            # Scope: {self.manifest.election_scope_id}
            # Geopolitical Units: {len(self.manifest.geopolitical_units)}
            # Parties: {len(self.manifest.parties)}
            # Candidates: {len(self.manifest.candidates)}
            # Contests: {len(self.manifest.contests)}
            # Ballot Styles: {len(self.manifest.ballot_styles)}\n
            {'-'*40}\n
            """)
        self._assert_message(
            Manifest.is_valid.__qualname__,
            "Verify that the input election meta-data is well-formed",
            self.manifest.is_valid(),
        )

        # Create an Election Builder
        self.election_builder = ElectionBuilder(self.NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS,
                                                self.QUORUM, self.manifest)
        self._assert_message(
            ElectionBuilder.__qualname__,
            f"Created with number_of_guardians: {self.NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS} quorum: {self.QUORUM}",
        )

        # Move on to the Key Ceremony

    def step_1_key_ceremony(self) -> None:
        """
        Using the NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS, generate public-private keypairs and share
        representations of those keys with QUORUM of other Guardians.  Then, combine
        the public election keys to make a joint election key that is used to encrypt ballots
        """

        # Setup Guardians
        for i in range(self.NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS):
            self.guardians.append(
                Guardian(
                    "guardian_" + str(i + 1),
                    i + 1,
                    self.NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS,
                    self.QUORUM,
                ))

        # Setup Mediator
        self.mediator = KeyCeremonyMediator("mediator_1",
                                            self.guardians[0].ceremony_details)

        # ROUND 1: Public Key Sharing
        # Announce
        for guardian in self.guardians:
            self.mediator.announce(guardian.share_public_keys())

        # Share Keys
        for guardian in self.guardians:
            announced_keys = self.mediator.share_announced()
            for key_set in announced_keys:
                if guardian.id is not key_set.election.owner_id:
                    guardian.save_guardian_public_keys(key_set)

        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.all_guardians_announced.__qualname__,
            "Confirms all guardians have shared their public keys",
            self.mediator.all_guardians_announced(),
        )

        # ROUND 2: Election Partial Key Backup Sharing
        # Share Backups
        for sending_guardian in self.guardians:
            sending_guardian.generate_election_partial_key_backups(
                identity_auxiliary_encrypt)
            backups = []
            for designated_guardian in self.guardians:
                if designated_guardian.id != sending_guardian.id:
                    backups.append(
                        sending_guardian.share_election_partial_key_backup(
                            designated_guardian.id))
            self.mediator.receive_backups(backups)
            self._assert_message(
                KeyCeremonyMediator.receive_backups.__qualname__,
                "Receive election partial key backups from key owning guardian",
                len(backups) == NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS - 1,
            )

        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.all_backups_available.__qualname__,
            "Confirm all guardians have shared their election partial key backups",
            self.mediator.all_backups_available(),
        )

        # Receive Backups
        for designated_guardian in self.guardians:
            backups = self.mediator.share_backups(designated_guardian.id)
            self._assert_message(
                KeyCeremonyMediator.share_backups.__qualname__,
                "Share election partial key backups for the designated guardian",
                len(backups) == NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS - 1,
            )
            for backup in backups:
                designated_guardian.save_election_partial_key_backup(backup)

        # ROUND 3: Verification of Backups
        # Verify Backups
        for designated_guardian in self.guardians:
            verifications = []
            for backup_owner in self.guardians:
                if designated_guardian.id is not backup_owner.id:
                    verification = (
                        designated_guardian.verify_election_partial_key_backup(
                            backup_owner.id, identity_auxiliary_encrypt))
                    verifications.append(verification)
            self.mediator.receive_backup_verifications(verifications)

        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.all_backups_verified.__qualname__,
            "Confirms all guardians have verified the backups of all other guardians",
            self.mediator.all_backups_verified(),
        )

        # FINAL: Publish Joint Key
        joint_key = self.mediator.publish_joint_key()
        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.publish_joint_key.__qualname__,
            "Publishes the Joint Election Key",
            joint_key is not None,
        )

        # Build the Election
        self.election_builder.set_public_key(
            get_optional(joint_key).joint_public_key)
        self.election_builder.set_commitment_hash(
            get_optional(joint_key).commitment_hash)
        self.internal_manifest, self.context = get_optional(
            self.election_builder.build())
        self.constants = ElectionConstants()

        # Move on to encrypting ballots

    def step_2_encrypt_votes(self) -> None:
        """
        Using the `CiphertextElectionContext` encrypt ballots for the election
        """

        # Configure the Encryption Device
        self.device = ElectionFactory.get_encryption_device()
        self.encrypter = EncryptionMediator(self.internal_manifest,
                                            self.context, self.device)
        self._assert_message(
            EncryptionDevice.__qualname__,
            f"Ready to encrypt at location: {self.device.location}",
        )

        # Load some Ballots
        self.plaintext_ballots = BallotFactory().get_simple_ballots_from_file()
        self._assert_message(
            PlaintextBallot.__qualname__,
            f"Loaded ballots: {len(self.plaintext_ballots)}",
            len(self.plaintext_ballots) > 0,
        )

        # Encrypt the Ballots
        for plaintext_ballot in self.plaintext_ballots:
            encrypted_ballot = self.encrypter.encrypt(plaintext_ballot)
            self._assert_message(
                EncryptionMediator.encrypt.__qualname__,
                f"Ballot Id: {plaintext_ballot.object_id}",
                encrypted_ballot is not None,
            )
            self.ciphertext_ballots.append(get_optional(encrypted_ballot))

        # Next, we cast or spoil the ballots

    def step_3_cast_and_spoil(self) -> None:
        """
        Accept each ballot by marking it as either cast or spoiled.
        This example demonstrates one way to accept ballots using the `BallotBox` class
        """

        # Configure the Ballot Box
        self.ballot_store = DataStore()
        self.ballot_box = BallotBox(self.internal_manifest, self.context,
                                    self.ballot_store)

        # Randomly cast or spoil the ballots
        for ballot in self.ciphertext_ballots:
            if randint(0, 1):
                submitted_ballot = self.ballot_box.cast(ballot)
            else:
                submitted_ballot = self.ballot_box.spoil(ballot)

            self._assert_message(
                BallotBox.__qualname__,
                f"Submitted Ballot Id: {ballot.object_id} state: {get_optional(submitted_ballot).state}",
                submitted_ballot is not None,
            )

    def step_4_decrypt_tally(self) -> None:
        """
        Homomorphically combine the selections made on all of the cast ballots
        and use the Available Guardians to decrypt the combined tally.
        In this way, no individual voter's cast ballot is ever decrypted drectly.
        """

        # Generate a Homomorphically Accumulated Tally of the ballots
        self.ciphertext_tally = get_optional(
            tally_ballots(self.ballot_store, self.internal_manifest,
                          self.context))
        self.ciphertext_ballots = get_ballots(self.ballot_store,
                                              BallotBoxState.SPOILED)
        self._assert_message(
            tally_ballots.__qualname__,
            f"""
            - cast: {self.ciphertext_tally.cast()}
            - spoiled: {self.ciphertext_tally.spoiled()}
            Total: {len(self.ciphertext_tally)}
            """,
            self.ciphertext_tally is not None,
        )

        # Configure the Decryption
        ciphertext_ballots = list(self.ciphertext_ballots.values())
        self.decryption_mediator = DecryptionMediator(
            "decryption-mediator",
            self.context,
        )

        # Announce each guardian as present
        count = 0
        for guardian in self.guardians:
            guardian_key = guardian.share_election_public_key()
            tally_share = guardian.compute_tally_share(self.ciphertext_tally,
                                                       self.context)
            ballot_shares = guardian.compute_ballot_shares(
                ciphertext_ballots, self.context)
            self.decryption_mediator.announce(guardian_key, tally_share,
                                              ballot_shares)
            count += 1
            self._assert_message(
                DecryptionMediator.announce.__qualname__,
                f"Guardian Present: {guardian.id}",
                len(self.decryption_mediator.get_available_guardians()) ==
                count,
            )

        # Get the plaintext Tally
        self.plaintext_tally = get_optional(
            self.decryption_mediator.get_plaintext_tally(
                self.ciphertext_tally))
        self._assert_message(
            DecryptionMediator.get_plaintext_tally.__qualname__,
            "Tally Decrypted",
            self.plaintext_tally is not None,
        )

        # Get the plaintext Spoiled Ballots
        self.plaintext_spoiled_ballots = get_optional(
            self.decryption_mediator.get_plaintext_ballots(ciphertext_ballots))
        self._assert_message(
            DecryptionMediator.get_plaintext_ballots.__qualname__,
            "Spoiled Ballots Decrypted",
            self.plaintext_tally is not None,
        )

        # Now, compare the results
        self.compare_results()

    def compare_results(self) -> None:
        """
        Compare the results to ensure the decryption was done correctly
        """
        print(f"""
            {'-'*40}
            # Election Results:

            """)

        # Create a representation of each contest's tally
        selection_ids = [
            selection.object_id for contest in self.manifest.contests
            for selection in contest.ballot_selections
        ]
        expected_plaintext_tally: Dict[str, int] = {
            key: 0
            for key in selection_ids
        }

        # Tally the expected values from the loaded ballots
        for ballot in self.plaintext_ballots:
            if (get_optional(self.ballot_store.get(
                    ballot.object_id)).state == BallotBoxState.CAST):
                for contest in ballot.contests:
                    for selection in contest.ballot_selections:
                        expected_plaintext_tally[
                            selection.object_id] += selection.vote

        # Compare the expected tally to the decrypted tally
        for tally_contest in self.plaintext_tally.contests.values():
            print(f" Contest: {tally_contest.object_id}")
            for tally_selection in tally_contest.selections.values():
                expected = expected_plaintext_tally[tally_selection.object_id]
                self._assert_message(
                    f"   - Selection: {tally_selection.object_id}",
                    f"expected: {expected}, actual: {tally_selection.tally}",
                    expected == tally_selection.tally,
                )
        print(f"\n{'-'*40}\n")

        # Compare the expected values for each spoiled ballot
        for ballot in self.plaintext_ballots:
            if (get_optional(self.ballot_store.get(
                    ballot.object_id)).state == BallotBoxState.SPOILED):
                print(f"\nSpoiled Ballot: {ballot.object_id}")
                for contest in ballot.contests:
                    print(f"\n Contest: {contest.object_id}")
                    for selection in contest.ballot_selections:
                        expected = selection.vote
                        decrypted_selection = (self.plaintext_spoiled_ballots[
                            ballot.object_id].contests[contest.object_id].
                                               selections[selection.object_id])
                        self._assert_message(
                            f"   - Selection: {selection.object_id}",
                            f"expected: {expected}, actual: {decrypted_selection.tally}",
                            expected == decrypted_selection.tally,
                        )

    def step_5_publish_and_verify(self) -> None:
        """Publish and verify steps of the election"""
        self.publish_results()
        self.verify_results()

        if self.REMOVE_OUTPUT:
            rmtree(RESULTS_DIR)

    def publish_results(self) -> None:
        """
        Publish results/artifacts of the election
        """

        self.guardian_records = [
            guardian.publish() for guardian in self.guardians
        ]

        publish(
            self.manifest,
            self.context,
            self.constants,
            [self.device],
            self.ballot_store.all(),
            self.plaintext_spoiled_ballots.values(),
            self.ciphertext_tally.publish(),
            self.plaintext_tally,
            self.guardian_records,
            RESULTS_DIR,
        )
        self._assert_message(
            "Publish",
            f"Artifacts published to: {RESULTS_DIR}",
            path.exists(RESULTS_DIR),
        )

    def verify_results(self) -> None:
        """Verify results of election"""

        # Deserialize
        manifest_from_file = Manifest.from_json_file(MANIFEST_FILE_NAME,
                                                     RESULTS_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.manifest, manifest_from_file)

        context_from_file = CiphertextElectionContext.from_json_file(
            CONTEXT_FILE_NAME, RESULTS_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.context, context_from_file)

        constants_from_file = ElectionConstants.from_json_file(
            CONSTANTS_FILE_NAME, RESULTS_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.constants, constants_from_file)

        device_name = DEVICE_PREFIX + str(self.device.uuid)
        device_from_file = EncryptionDevice.from_json_file(
            device_name, DEVICES_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.device, device_from_file)

        for ballot in self.ballot_store.all():
            name = BALLOT_PREFIX + ballot.object_id
            ballot_from_file = SubmittedBallot.from_json_file(
                name, BALLOTS_DIR)
            self.assertEqual(ballot, ballot_from_file)

        for spoiled_ballot in self.plaintext_spoiled_ballots.values():
            name = BALLOT_PREFIX + spoiled_ballot.object_id
            spoiled_ballot_from_file = PlaintextTally.from_json_file(
                name, SPOILED_DIR)
            self.assertEqual(spoiled_ballot, spoiled_ballot_from_file)

        published_ciphertext_tally_from_file = PublishedCiphertextTally.from_json_file(
            ENCRYPTED_TALLY_FILE_NAME, RESULTS_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.ciphertext_tally.publish(),
                         published_ciphertext_tally_from_file)

        plainttext_tally_from_file = PlaintextTally.from_json_file(
            TALLY_FILE_NAME, RESULTS_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.plaintext_tally, plainttext_tally_from_file)

        for guardian_record in self.guardian_records:
            set_name = COEFFICIENT_PREFIX + guardian_record.guardian_id
            guardian_record_from_file = GuardianRecord.from_json_file(
                set_name, GUARDIAN_DIR)
            self.assertEqual(guardian_record, guardian_record_from_file)

    def _assert_message(self,
                        name: str,
                        message: str,
                        condition: Union[Callable, bool] = True) -> None:
        if callable(condition):
            result = condition()
        else:
            result = condition

        print(f"{name}: {message}: {result}")
        self.assertTrue(result)
Exemple #4
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class TestEndToEndElection(TestCase):
    """
    Test a complete simple example of executing an End-to-End encrypted election.
    In a real world scenario all of these steps would not be completed on the same machine.
    """

    NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS = 5
    QUORUM = 3

    REMOVE_OUTPUT = False

    # Step 0 - Configure Election
    description: ElectionDescription
    election_builder: ElectionBuilder
    metadata: InternalElectionDescription
    context: CiphertextElectionContext
    constants: ElectionConstants

    # Step 1 - Key Ceremony
    mediator: KeyCeremonyMediator
    guardians: List[Guardian] = []
    coefficient_validation_sets: List[CoefficientValidationSet] = []

    # Step 2 - Encrypt Votes
    device: EncryptionDevice
    encrypter: EncryptionMediator
    plaintext_ballots: List[PlaintextBallot]
    ciphertext_ballots: List[CiphertextBallot] = []

    # Step 3 - Cast and Spoil
    ballot_store: DataStore
    ballot_box: BallotBox

    # Step 4 - Decrypt Tally
    ciphertext_tally: CiphertextTally
    plaintext_tally: PlaintextTally
    decrypter: DecryptionMediator

    def test_end_to_end_election(self) -> None:
        """
        Execute the simplified end-to-end test demonstrating each component of the system.
        """
        self.step_0_configure_election()
        self.step_1_key_ceremony()
        self.step_2_encrypt_votes()
        self.step_3_cast_and_spoil()
        self.step_4_decrypt_tally()
        self.step_5_publish_and_verify()

    def step_0_configure_election(self) -> None:
        """
        To conduct an election, load an `ElectionDescription` file
        """

        # Load a pre-configured Election Description
        # TODO: replace with complex election
        self.description = ElectionFactory().get_simple_election_from_file()
        print(f"""
            {'-'*40}\n
            # Election Summary:
            # Scope: {self.description.election_scope_id}
            # Geopolitical Units: {len(self.description.geopolitical_units)}
            # Parties: {len(self.description.parties)}
            # Candidates: {len(self.description.candidates)}
            # Contests: {len(self.description.contests)}
            # Ballot Styles: {len(self.description.ballot_styles)}\n
            {'-'*40}\n
            """)
        self._assert_message(
            ElectionDescription.is_valid.__qualname__,
            "Verify that the input election meta-data is well-formed",
            self.description.is_valid(),
        )

        # Create an Election Builder
        self.election_builder = ElectionBuilder(self.NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS,
                                                self.QUORUM, self.description)
        self._assert_message(
            ElectionBuilder.__qualname__,
            f"Created with number_of_guardians: {self.NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS} quorum: {self.QUORUM}",
        )

        # Move on to the Key Ceremony

    def step_1_key_ceremony(self) -> None:
        """
        Using the NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS, generate public-private keypairs and share
        representations of those keys with QUORUM of other Guardians.  Then, combine
        the public election keys to make a joint election key that is used to encrypt ballots
        """

        # Setup Guardians
        for i in range(self.NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS):
            self.guardians.append(
                Guardian("guardian_" + str(i), i, self.NUMBER_OF_GUARDIANS,
                         self.QUORUM))

        # Setup Mediator
        self.mediator = KeyCeremonyMediator(self.guardians[0].ceremony_details)

        # Attendance (Public Key Share)
        for guardian in self.guardians:
            self.mediator.announce(guardian)

        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.all_guardians_in_attendance.__qualname__,
            "Confirms all guardians have shared their public keys",
            self.mediator.all_guardians_in_attendance(),
        )

        # Run the Key Ceremony process,
        # Which shares the keys among the guardians
        orchestrated = self.mediator.orchestrate()
        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.orchestrate.__qualname__,
            "Executes the key exchange between guardians",
            orchestrated is not None,
        )

        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.all_election_partial_key_backups_available.
            __qualname__,
            "Confirm sall guardians have shared their partial key backups",
            self.mediator.all_election_partial_key_backups_available(),
        )

        # Verification
        verified = self.mediator.verify()
        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.verify.__qualname__,
            "Confirms all guardians truthfully executed the ceremony",
            verified,
        )

        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.
            all_election_partial_key_verifications_received.__qualname__,
            "Confirms all guardians have submitted a verification of the backups of all other guardians",
            self.mediator.all_election_partial_key_verifications_received(),
        )

        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.all_election_partial_key_backups_verified.
            __qualname__,
            "Confirms all guardians have verified the backups of all other guardians",
            self.mediator.all_election_partial_key_backups_verified(),
        )

        # Joint Key
        joint_key = self.mediator.publish_joint_key()
        self._assert_message(
            KeyCeremonyMediator.publish_joint_key.__qualname__,
            "Publishes the Joint Election Key",
            joint_key is not None,
        )

        # Save Validation Keys
        for guardian in self.guardians:
            self.coefficient_validation_sets.append(
                guardian.share_coefficient_validation_set())

        # Build the Election
        self.election_builder.set_public_key(
            get_optional(joint_key).joint_public_key)
        self.election_builder.set_commitment_hash(
            get_optional(joint_key).commitment_hash)
        self.metadata, self.context = get_optional(
            self.election_builder.build())
        self.constants = ElectionConstants()

        # Move on to encrypting ballots

    def step_2_encrypt_votes(self) -> None:
        """
        Using the `CiphertextElectionContext` encrypt ballots for the election
        """

        # Configure the Encryption Device
        self.device = EncryptionDevice("polling-place-one")
        self.encrypter = EncryptionMediator(self.metadata, self.context,
                                            self.device)
        self._assert_message(
            EncryptionDevice.__qualname__,
            f"Ready to encrypt at location: {self.device.location}",
        )

        # Load some Ballots
        self.plaintext_ballots = BallotFactory().get_simple_ballots_from_file()
        self._assert_message(
            PlaintextBallot.__qualname__,
            f"Loaded ballots: {len(self.plaintext_ballots)}",
            len(self.plaintext_ballots) > 0,
        )

        # Encrypt the Ballots
        for plaintext_ballot in self.plaintext_ballots:
            encrypted_ballot = self.encrypter.encrypt(plaintext_ballot)
            self._assert_message(
                EncryptionMediator.encrypt.__qualname__,
                f"Ballot Id: {plaintext_ballot.object_id}",
                encrypted_ballot is not None,
            )
            self.ciphertext_ballots.append(get_optional(encrypted_ballot))

        # Next, we cast or spoil the ballots

    def step_3_cast_and_spoil(self) -> None:
        """
        Accept each ballot by marking it as either cast or spoiled.
        This example demonstrates one way to accept ballots using the `BallotBox` class
        """

        # Configure the Ballot Box
        self.ballot_store = DataStore()
        self.ballot_box = BallotBox(self.metadata, self.context,
                                    self.ballot_store)

        # Randomly cast or spoil the ballots
        for ballot in self.ciphertext_ballots:
            if randint(0, 1):
                accepted_ballot = self.ballot_box.cast(ballot)
            else:
                accepted_ballot = self.ballot_box.spoil(ballot)

            self._assert_message(
                BallotBox.__qualname__,
                f"Accepted Ballot Id: {ballot.object_id} state: {get_optional(accepted_ballot).state}",
                accepted_ballot is not None,
            )

    def step_4_decrypt_tally(self) -> None:
        """
        Homomorphically combine the selections made on all of the cast ballots
        and use the Available Guardians to decrypt the combined tally.
        In this way, no individual voter's cast ballot is ever decrypted drectly.
        """

        # Generate a Homomorphically Accumulated Tally of the ballots
        self.ciphertext_tally = get_optional(
            tally_ballots(self.ballot_store, self.metadata, self.context))
        self._assert_message(
            tally_ballots.__qualname__,
            f"""
            - cast: {self.ciphertext_tally.count()}
            - spoiled: {len(self.ciphertext_tally.spoiled_ballots)}
            Total: {len(self.ciphertext_tally)}
            """,
            self.ciphertext_tally is not None,
        )

        # Configure the Decryption
        self.decrypter = DecryptionMediator(self.metadata, self.context,
                                            self.ciphertext_tally)

        # Announce each guardian as present
        for guardian in self.guardians:
            decryption_share = self.decrypter.announce(guardian)
            self._assert_message(
                DecryptionMediator.announce.__qualname__,
                f"Guardian Present: {guardian.object_id}",
                decryption_share is not None,
            )

        # Get the Plain Text Tally
        self.plaintext_tally = get_optional(
            self.decrypter.get_plaintext_tally())
        self._assert_message(
            DecryptionMediator.get_plaintext_tally.__qualname__,
            "Tally Decrypted",
            self.plaintext_tally is not None,
        )

        # Now, compare the results
        self.compare_results()

    def compare_results(self) -> None:
        """
        Compare the results to ensure the decryption was done correctly
        """
        print(f"""
            {'-'*40}
            # Election Results:

            """)

        # Create a representation of each contest's tally
        selection_ids = [
            selection.object_id for contest in self.metadata.contests
            for selection in contest.ballot_selections
        ]
        expected_plaintext_tally: Dict[str, int] = {
            key: 0
            for key in selection_ids
        }

        # Tally the expected values from the loaded ballots
        for ballot in self.plaintext_ballots:
            if (get_optional(self.ballot_store.get(
                    ballot.object_id)).state == BallotBoxState.CAST):
                for contest in ballot.contests:
                    for selection in contest.ballot_selections:
                        expected_plaintext_tally[
                            selection.object_id] += selection.vote

        # Compare the expected tally to the decrypted tally
        for tally_contest in self.plaintext_tally.contests.values():
            print(f" Contest: {tally_contest.object_id}")
            for tally_selection in tally_contest.selections.values():
                expected = expected_plaintext_tally[tally_selection.object_id]
                self._assert_message(
                    f"   - Selection: {tally_selection.object_id}",
                    f"expected: {expected}, actual: {tally_selection.tally}",
                    expected == tally_selection.tally,
                )
        print(f"\n{'-'*40}\n")

        # Compare the expected values for each spoiled ballot
        for ballot_id, accepted_ballot in self.ciphertext_tally.spoiled_ballots.items(
        ):
            if accepted_ballot.state == BallotBoxState.SPOILED:
                for plaintext_ballot in self.plaintext_ballots:
                    if ballot_id == plaintext_ballot.object_id:
                        print(f"\nSpoiled Ballot: {ballot_id}")
                        for contest in plaintext_ballot.contests:
                            print(f"\n Contest: {contest.object_id}")
                            for selection in contest.ballot_selections:
                                expected = selection.vote
                                decrypted_selection = (
                                    self.plaintext_tally.spoiled_ballots[
                                        ballot_id][contest.object_id].
                                    selections[selection.object_id])
                                self._assert_message(
                                    f"   - Selection: {selection.object_id}",
                                    f"expected: {expected}, actual: {decrypted_selection.tally}",
                                    expected == decrypted_selection.tally,
                                )

    def step_5_publish_and_verify(self) -> None:
        """Publish and verify steps of the election"""
        self.publish_results()
        self.verify_results()

        if self.REMOVE_OUTPUT:
            rmtree(RESULTS_DIR)

    def publish_results(self) -> None:
        """
        Publish results/artifacts of the election
        """
        publish(
            self.description,
            self.context,
            self.constants,
            [self.device],
            self.ballot_store.all(),
            self.ciphertext_tally.spoiled_ballots.values(),
            publish_ciphertext_tally(self.ciphertext_tally),
            self.plaintext_tally,
            self.coefficient_validation_sets,
            RESULTS_DIR,
        )
        self._assert_message(
            "Publish",
            f"Artifacts published to: {RESULTS_DIR}",
            path.exists(RESULTS_DIR),
        )

    def verify_results(self) -> None:
        """Verify results of election"""

        # Deserialize
        description_from_file = ElectionDescription.from_json_file(
            DESCRIPTION_FILE_NAME, RESULTS_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.description, description_from_file)

        context_from_file = CiphertextElectionContext.from_json_file(
            CONTEXT_FILE_NAME, RESULTS_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.context, context_from_file)

        constants_from_file = ElectionConstants.from_json_file(
            CONSTANTS_FILE_NAME, RESULTS_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.constants, constants_from_file)

        device_name = DEVICE_PREFIX + str(self.device.uuid)
        device_from_file = EncryptionDevice.from_json_file(
            device_name, DEVICES_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.device, device_from_file)

        for ballot in self.ballot_store.all():
            name = BALLOT_PREFIX + ballot.object_id
            ballot_from_file = CiphertextAcceptedBallot.from_json_file(
                name, BALLOTS_DIR)
            self.assertEqual(ballot, ballot_from_file)

        for spoiled_ballot in self.ciphertext_tally.spoiled_ballots.values():
            name = BALLOT_PREFIX + spoiled_ballot.object_id
            spoiled_ballot_from_file = CiphertextAcceptedBallot.from_json_file(
                name, SPOILED_DIR)
            self.assertEqual(spoiled_ballot, spoiled_ballot_from_file)

        ciphertext_tally_from_file = PublishedCiphertextTally.from_json_file(
            ENCRYPTED_TALLY_FILE_NAME, RESULTS_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(publish_ciphertext_tally(self.ciphertext_tally),
                         ciphertext_tally_from_file)

        plainttext_tally_from_file = PlaintextTally.from_json_file(
            TALLY_FILE_NAME, RESULTS_DIR)
        self.assertEqual(self.plaintext_tally, plainttext_tally_from_file)

        for coefficient_validation_set in self.coefficient_validation_sets:
            set_name = COEFFICIENT_PREFIX + coefficient_validation_set.owner_id
            coefficient_validation_set_from_file = (
                CoefficientValidationSet.from_json_file(
                    set_name, COEFFICIENTS_DIR))
            self.assertEqual(coefficient_validation_set,
                             coefficient_validation_set_from_file)

    def _assert_message(self,
                        name: str,
                        message: str,
                        condition: Union[Callable, bool] = True) -> None:
        if callable(condition):
            result = condition()
        else:
            result = condition

        print(f"{name}: {message}: {result}")
        self.assertTrue(result)