Smart environment as a service: three factor cloud based user authentication for telecare medical information system

Area of Science:

• Computer Science
• Information Security
• Healthcare Informatics

Background:

• Telecare Medical Information Systems (TMIS) require robust remote user authentication.
• Existing smartcard-based protocols for TMIS have limitations.
• Dynamic Cloud Computing (CC) environments introduce new security challenges for healthcare data access.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose enhanced and secure Three Factor (3FA) remote user authentication protocols for TMIS.
• To leverage smartphone capabilities for seamless and secure access to TMIS services.
• To provide a dynamic authentication framework within a Cloud Computing (CC) environment.

Main Methods:

• Development of novel Three Factor (3FA) remote user authentication protocols.
• Integration of smartphone as a primary authentication factor.
• Implementation within a dynamic Cloud Computing (CC) architecture.
• Security and performance analysis of the proposed protocols.

Main Results:

• The proposed 3FA protocols offer enhanced security for remote TMIS access.
• Smartphones are effectively utilized as a unique identity for authentication.
• The framework demonstrates improved security and performance compared to existing protocols.
• Successful integration of authentication within a dynamic CC environment.

Conclusions:

• The proposed smartphone-based 3FA protocols provide a secure and efficient solution for remote user authentication in TMIS.
• This approach enhances the accessibility and security of cloud-based healthcare services.
• The study contributes to the advancement of secure e-health systems.