A Generalized Protocol for Mobile Authentication in Healthcare Systems

摘要

The trend of handheld, mobile devices being used increasingly in the collection and transmittance of electronic healthcare records (EHR) provides a particularly sensitive area in which data must be kept private and secure. This article discusses current methods for mobile authentication in EHR schemes. Their limitations in regards to EHR are examined. These methods are then contrasted against the current landscape of threats that are emerging in the realm of mobile computing. In addition, a generalized improvement over current approaches is introduced for further study.