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The design and implementation of a novel security model for HealthAgents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2011

Liang Xiao ,
Srinandan Dasmahapatra ,
Paul Lewis ,
Bo Hu ,
Andrew Peet ,
Alex Gibb ,
David Dupplaw ,
Madalina Croitoru ,
Francesc Estanyol  and
Juan Martínez-Miranda
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Liang Xiao*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; e-mail: lx@ecs.soton.ac.uk, bh@ecs.soton.ac.uk, dpd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, sd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, phl@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Srinandan Dasmahapatra*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; e-mail: lx@ecs.soton.ac.uk, bh@ecs.soton.ac.uk, dpd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, sd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, phl@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Paul Lewis*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; e-mail: lx@ecs.soton.ac.uk, bh@ecs.soton.ac.uk, dpd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, sd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, phl@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Bo Hu*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; e-mail: lx@ecs.soton.ac.uk, bh@ecs.soton.ac.uk, dpd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, sd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, phl@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Andrew Peet*
Affiliation:
School of Cancer Science, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham BIJ 2TT, UK; e-mail: acpeet@doctors.org.uk, a.j.gibb@bham.ac.uk
Alex Gibb*
Affiliation:
School of Cancer Science, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham BIJ 2TT, UK; e-mail: acpeet@doctors.org.uk, a.j.gibb@bham.ac.uk
David Dupplaw*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; e-mail: lx@ecs.soton.ac.uk, bh@ecs.soton.ac.uk, dpd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, sd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, phl@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Madalina Croitoru*
Affiliation:
LIRMM, 161 rue ADA, F34392 Montpellier Cedex 5, Montpellier, France; e-mail: croitoru@lirmm.fr
Francesc Estanyol*
Affiliation:
MicroArt, Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Baldiri Reixac 4-6, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; e-mail: rroset@microart.eu, mlurgi@microart.eu, jmartinez@microart.eu
Juan Martínez-Miranda*
Affiliation:
MicroArt, Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Baldiri Reixac 4-6, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; e-mail: rroset@microart.eu, mlurgi@microart.eu, jmartinez@microart.eu
Horacio González-Vélez*
Affiliation:
School of Computing and IDEAS Research Institute, Robert Gordon University, St Andrew Street, Aberdeen AB25 1HG, UK; e-mail: h.gonzalez-velez@rgu.ac.uk
Magílluch I Ariet*
Affiliation:
MicroArt, Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Baldiri Reixac 4-6, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; e-mail: rroset@microart.eu, mlurgi@microart.eu, jmartinez@microart.eu
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Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the special security requirements for software support in health care and the HealthAgents system in particular. Our security solution consists of a link-anonymized data scheme, a secure data transportation service, a secure data sharing and collection service, and a more advanced access control mechanism. The novel security service architecture, as part of the integrated system architecture, provides a secure health-care infrastructure for HealthAgents and can be easily adapted for other health-care applications.

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The Knowledge Engineering Review , Volume 26 , Special Issue 3: Computational Intelligence for Neuro-Oncological Diagnosis , 28 July 2011 , pp. 261 - 282
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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