Medical Data Transfer Component Secure Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current diabetes care management systems lack secure and efficient methods for transferring medical data from handheld devices to host computers, particularly in preventing brute-force and sniffing attacks to ensure patient privacy and data integrity.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that utilizes a data transfer component to securely transfer medical data from a handheld medical device to a host computer through a public network, employing a unique device ID, authentication tokens, and secure communication channels to maintain data integrity and privacy, without requiring continuous user login credentials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If patient medical data is transferred through a public network, then data transfer efficiency is improved, but security and vulnerability to attacks worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an authentication token as an intermediary element that mediates between the patient device and host system. The token is generated by the host, stored securely on the patient device, and presented during data transfer to authenticate the device without exposing login credentials. This intermediary mechanism enables efficient public network transfer while maintaining security by replacing direct credential transmission with token-based authentication.
2Reliability
If continuous user login credentials are required for data transfer, then security is improved, but ease of operation and automation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication by generating and storing an authentication token on the patient device before actual data transfer occurs. This pre-established token eliminates the need for continuous entry of login credentials during subsequent data transfer operations. The token serves as a persistent authentication mechanism that maintains security while enabling automated, convenient operations.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional authentication methods are used, then ease of implementation is improved, but security against brute-force and sniffing attacks worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the authentication credentials from the data transfer process itself. Instead of transmitting or repeatedly using login usernames and passwords, the system separates authentication into a preliminary step where a token is generated and stored. During data transfer, only this extracted token is used, removing the vulnerability of exposing actual credentials while maintaining authentication security.
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AI summary
Diabetes care management system and method for transferring medical data from a handheld medical recording device to a host computer via a data transfer component. The steps of the data transfer component comprising detecting a data upload request and detecting a medical device ready to communicate, verifying a unique ID, receiving patient medical data, including an authentication token with patient medical data, and sending patient medical data along with the authentication token for association with a user account.