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Secure medical digital libraries.

I Papadakis1, V Chrissikopoulos, D Polemi

  • 1Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, 80 Karaoli & Dimitriou Str, 18534 Piraeus, Greece. jpap@unipi.gr

International Journal of Medical Informatics
|December 6, 2001
PubMed
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This paper introduces a secure medical digital library using CORBA specifications and a three-tier architecture. It ensures data integrity and confidentiality through Trusted Third Parties (TTP) and smartcards for enhanced medical data security.

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Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Information Security
  • Medical Informatics

Background:

  • Traditional medical data dissemination methods face challenges in maintaining data integrity and confidentiality.
  • Web technologies offer advantages for medical data access but introduce new security requirements.
  • Distributed systems architectures are crucial for managing complex medical information systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a secure medical digital library architecture.
  • To address the unique security needs of medical data dissemination via the web.
  • To enhance the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive medical information.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a three-tier architecture based on CORBA specifications.
  • Utilizing a Web server for user interaction and data dissemination.
  • Employing Trusted Third Parties (TTP) for security services.
  • Integrating smartcards for managing security tokens.

Main Results:

  • A functional secure medical digital library prototype was developed.
  • The system effectively preserves the integrity and confidentiality of medical data.
  • Smartcard integration enhances the security token management process.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed three-tier architecture, combined with TTP and smartcards, provides a robust solution for secure medical digital libraries.
  • Web-based dissemination of medical data can be achieved securely by addressing specific integrity and confidentiality requirements.
  • This approach offers a significant advancement in protecting sensitive medical information in digital environments.