Nicolás Maduro Declared Winner by Venezuela’s Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s audit result comes as doubts continue to grow over Venezuelan opposition election claims of victory

Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice Declares Nicolas Maduro the winner of the July 28 presidential election

The election system in Venezuela has been declared one of the most secure in the world. A look at security measures highlights just how difficult it is to manipulate from within the system originally developed by Smartmatic. Argentinian Company Ex-CLE also helped develop the system that uses SHA-256 and AES algorithms meeting current Smartmatic standards. SHA-256 and AES are used across broad technologies from blockchain to banking.

SHA-256, or Secure Hash Algorithm 256-bit, is a patented cryptographic hash function that produces a 256-bit hash value. It’s used for cryptographic security to ensure data integrity and security in digital communications. AES, or the Advanced Encryption Standard is a symmetric block cipher algorithm that encrypts and decrypts data using a single key originally designed to make U.S. government data less vulnerable to brute force attacks.

While Venezuela’s election system has been subject to cyberattacks — an ongoing attack on the Consejo Nacional Electoral’s (CNE), or National Electoral Council in English, website where results are typically published, and an attack on…