Selecting the Advanced Encryption Standard
IEEE Security and Privacy
Interoperability in digital electrocardiography: harmonization of ISO/IEEE x73-PHD and SCP-ECG
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine
Interoperability in digital electrocardiography: harmonization of ISO/IEEE x73-PHD and SCP-ECG
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine
e-SCP-ECG+ protocol: an expansion on SCP-ECG protocol for health telemonitoring—pilot implementation
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications - Special issue on healthcare applications and services in converged networking environments
Secure information embedding into 1D biomedical signals based on SPIHT
Journal of Biomedical Informatics
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This paper proposes a SCP-ECG security extension after having analyzed the features of this standard, its security requirements and the current measures implemented by other medical protocols. Our approach permits SCP-ECG files to be stored safely and proper access to be granted (or denied) to users for different purposes: interpretation of the test, consultation, clinical research or teaching. The access privileges are scaled by means of role-based profiles supported by cryptographic elements (ciphering, digital certificates and digital signatures). These elements are arranged as metadata into a new section which extends the protocol and protects the remaining sections. The application built to implement this approach has been extensively tested, showing its capacity to authenticate users and to protect the integrity of files and the privacy of sensitive data, with a low impact on file size and access time. In addition, this solution is compatible with any version of the SCP-ECG and can be easily integrated into e-health platforms.