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End-to-end Encryption for SMS Messages in the Health Care Domain.

Marko Hassinen1, Pertti Laitinen

  • 1University of Kuopio, Dept. of Computer Science, Kuopio, Finland. Marko.Hassinen@uku.fi

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|September 15, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Securely sending and storing patient information via mobile phone text messages (SMS) is achievable without extra hardware. This study demonstrates reliable user authentication for secure health care communication using Java programming.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Mobile Security
  • Cybersecurity in Healthcare

Background:

  • Healthcare demands stringent security and privacy for patient data.
  • Increasing mobile phone use necessitates secure electronic communication channels between professionals and patients.
  • Existing systems often lack robust security for text message-based interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the feasibility of secure SMS communication in healthcare.
  • To achieve reliable user authentication for text message-based healthcare systems.
  • To propose solutions for enhancing security in electronic health interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a secure SMS application using the Java programming language.
  • Implementation of encryption methods for sending, receiving, and storing text messages.

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  • Focus on achieving reliable user authentication without additional hardware.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful demonstration of secure SMS transmission, reception, and storage on mobile phones.
    • Achieved reliable user authentication within the developed text message communication system.
    • No additional hardware was required for the implemented security measures.

    Conclusions:

    • Encrypted SMS offers a viable solution for secure patient information exchange in healthcare.
    • The developed Java application provides a secure and reliable method for mobile health communication.
    • Implementation of encrypted SMS can address critical security gaps in current healthcare systems.