Premium
Decentralized secure storage of medical records using Blockchain and IPFS : A comparative analysis with future directions
Author(s) -
Kumar Shivansh,
Bharti Aman Kumar,
Amin Ruhul
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
security and privacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2475-6725
DOI - 10.1002/spy2.162
Subject(s) - blockchain , backup , computer security , computer science , cloud storage , health care , cloud computing , internet privacy , business , database , encryption , operating system , economics , economic growth
Most of the hospitals store their patient's data locally and some even do not have any backup storage. This poses a real threat of data loss or data corruption. Although many hospitals are migrating to cloud storage, the clouds have their own threat vectors. Recently, various health care providers were hit by ransomware and Distributed Denial of Service attacks during the COVID‐19 outbreak. Due to these attacks, many emergency services were halted, affecting hundreds of thousands without any healthcare. Another problem with these traditional database practices is that they often misplace or mix the patient's data, which, needless to say, have severe complications. Many researchers are working on IPFS and Blockchain technology to improve the storage of medical records. This article presents a detailed study of the IPFS and Blockchain based healthcare secure storage solutions. It analyzes the existing solutions and their architecture, which will further facilitate the future research and development of emerging IPFS and Blockchain technologies.