A Blockchain Based Decentralized Identifiers for Entity Authentication in Electronic Health Records
Over the past two decades, the fast pace of digitization in the healthcare ecosystem led to a phenomenal rise in the creation, storage and sharing of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) across the globe. However, the mechanism of authentication used for proving the identity of entities in EHRs is based...
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| description | Over the past two decades, the fast pace of digitization in the healthcare ecosystem led to a phenomenal rise in the creation, storage and sharing of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) across the globe. However, the mechanism of authentication used for proving the identity of entities in EHRs is based on the identifiers issued by centralized identity providers (IDPs). It may lead to a single point of failure, loss of privacy and lack of interoperability. A new wave of decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and verifiable credentials(VCs) data modelled by blockchain has made it possible to achieve entity authentication in a decentralized manner. In this study, a blockchain-based framework with decentralized identifiers for patient authentication and consent management for EHR access using verifiable credentials is proposed. It describes the process of DID generation and authentication credential setup along with workflows for issuing and verifying credentials in the EHR ecosystem. The framework is implemented using Hyperledger Indy blockchain and Aries library. The study evaluates the performance of proposed workflows in terms of scalability, efficiency, resource utilization and conducts security analysis. Specifically, the outcome of this study can be used to realize the decentralized identity management and authentication in EHR systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac49d880fd9a4d81a2846943eca581872023-09-03T02:22:01ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Engineering2331-19162022-12-019110.1080/23311916.2022.2035134A Blockchain Based Decentralized Identifiers for Entity Authentication in Electronic Health RecordsManoj T0Krishnamoorthi Makkithaya1Narendra V G2Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, IndiaOver the past two decades, the fast pace of digitization in the healthcare ecosystem led to a phenomenal rise in the creation, storage and sharing of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) across the globe. However, the mechanism of authentication used for proving the identity of entities in EHRs is based on the identifiers issued by centralized identity providers (IDPs). It may lead to a single point of failure, loss of privacy and lack of interoperability. A new wave of decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and verifiable credentials(VCs) data modelled by blockchain has made it possible to achieve entity authentication in a decentralized manner. In this study, a blockchain-based framework with decentralized identifiers for patient authentication and consent management for EHR access using verifiable credentials is proposed. It describes the process of DID generation and authentication credential setup along with workflows for issuing and verifying credentials in the EHR ecosystem. The framework is implemented using Hyperledger Indy blockchain and Aries library. The study evaluates the performance of proposed workflows in terms of scalability, efficiency, resource utilization and conducts security analysis. Specifically, the outcome of this study can be used to realize the decentralized identity management and authentication in EHR systems.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311916.2022.2035134Electronic Health RecordsBlockchainDecentralizied IdentifiersEntity AuthenticationVerifiable CredentialsHyperledger Aries |
| spellingShingle | Manoj T Krishnamoorthi Makkithaya Narendra V G A Blockchain Based Decentralized Identifiers for Entity Authentication in Electronic Health Records Cogent Engineering Electronic Health Records Blockchain Decentralizied Identifiers Entity Authentication Verifiable Credentials Hyperledger Aries |
| title | A Blockchain Based Decentralized Identifiers for Entity Authentication in Electronic Health Records |
| title_full | A Blockchain Based Decentralized Identifiers for Entity Authentication in Electronic Health Records |
| title_fullStr | A Blockchain Based Decentralized Identifiers for Entity Authentication in Electronic Health Records |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Blockchain Based Decentralized Identifiers for Entity Authentication in Electronic Health Records |
| title_short | A Blockchain Based Decentralized Identifiers for Entity Authentication in Electronic Health Records |
| title_sort | blockchain based decentralized identifiers for entity authentication in electronic health records |
| topic | Electronic Health Records Blockchain Decentralizied Identifiers Entity Authentication Verifiable Credentials Hyperledger Aries |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311916.2022.2035134 |
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