Online at Will: A Novel Protocol for Mutual Authentication in Peer-to-Peer Networks for Patient-Centered Health Care Information Systems

Abdullahi I, Dehling T, Kluge F, Eskofier B, Sunyaev A (2021)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Original article

Publication year: 2021

Publisher: ScholarSpace

Conference Proceedings Title: 54th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS-54)

Event location: Kauai, Hawaii, USA US

ISBN: 978-0-9981331-4-0

URI: https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/71079

DOI: 10.24251/hicss.2021.463

Abstract

Patient-centered health care information systems (PHSs) on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks promise decentralization benefits. P2P PHSs, such as decentralized personal health records or interoperable Covid-19 proximity trackers, can enhance data sovereignty and resilience to single points of failure, but the openness of P2P networks introduces new security issues. We propose a novel, simple, and secure mutual authentication protocol that supports offline access, leverages independent and stateless encryption services, and enables patients and medical professionals to establish secure connections when using P2P PHSs. Our protocol includes a virtual smart card (software-based) feature to ease integration of authentication features of emerging national health-IT infrastructures. The security evaluation shows that our protocol resists most online and offline threats while exhibiting performance comparable to traditional, albeit less secure, password-based authentication methods. Our protocol serves as foundation for the design and implementation of P2P PHSs that will make use of P2P PHSs more secure and trustworthy.

Authors with CRIS profile

Imrana Abdullahi Lehrstuhl für Informatik 14 (Machine Learning and Data Analytics) Felix Kluge Lehrstuhl für Informatik 14 (Machine Learning and Data Analytics) Björn Eskofier Lehrstuhl für Informatik 14 (Machine Learning and Data Analytics)

Additional Organisation(s)

Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab

Related research project(s)

Security for Future Patient-Centered Healthcare Ecosystem Oct. 1, 2018 - Sept. 30, 2021

How to cite

APA:

Abdullahi, I., Dehling, T., Kluge, F., Eskofier, B., & Sunyaev, A. (2021). Online at Will: A Novel Protocol for Mutual Authentication in Peer-to-Peer Networks for Patient-Centered Health Care Information Systems. In 54th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS-54). Kauai, Hawaii, USA, US: ScholarSpace.

MLA:

Abdullahi, Imrana, et al. "Online at Will: A Novel Protocol for Mutual Authentication in Peer-to-Peer Networks for Patient-Centered Health Care Information Systems." Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS-54), Kauai, Hawaii, USA ScholarSpace, 2021.

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