Hyperledger Fabric-Based Post Quantum Cryptography for Healthcare Application Using Discrete Event Simulation

The centralized data sharing challenges in healthcare have spurred the adoption of distributed methods, including blockchain technology, to enhance security and privacy. This paper proposes a blockchain-based healthcare system leveraging post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to secure sensitive patient da...

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Main Authors: Tamara Zhukabayeva, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Nargis Tariq, Elhadj Benkhelifa
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Nargis Tariq
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description The centralized data sharing challenges in healthcare have spurred the adoption of distributed methods, including blockchain technology, to enhance security and privacy. This paper proposes a blockchain-based healthcare system leveraging post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to secure sensitive patient data, stored on a permissioned blockchain. Discrete event simulation (DES) is used in the simulation to represent and assess three critical processes: blockchain transactions, patient data requests, and data encryption. We examine the dynamics of blockchain transaction processing, encryption effectiveness, and data access inside the suggested architecture through simulation. The results highlight how post-quantum encryption and blockchain technology can strengthen healthcare data management by resolving important concerns about patient data sharing’s integrity and confidentiality.
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spelling doaj-art-7d48e4697e6442c08436a019cf481f722024-12-21T00:01:12ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011219248219249310.1109/ACCESS.2024.351315310781333Hyperledger Fabric-Based Post Quantum Cryptography for Healthcare Application Using Discrete Event SimulationTamara Zhukabayeva0Ateeq Ur Rehman1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5721-0867Nargis Tariq2https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4860-1900Elhadj Benkhelifa3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6168-2664Faculty of Information Technology, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, KazakhstanDepartment of Computing, Smart Systems, AI and Cybersecurity Research Centre, University of Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, U.K.Department of Information Technology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, PakistanFaculty of Information Technology, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, KazakhstanThe centralized data sharing challenges in healthcare have spurred the adoption of distributed methods, including blockchain technology, to enhance security and privacy. This paper proposes a blockchain-based healthcare system leveraging post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to secure sensitive patient data, stored on a permissioned blockchain. Discrete event simulation (DES) is used in the simulation to represent and assess three critical processes: blockchain transactions, patient data requests, and data encryption. We examine the dynamics of blockchain transaction processing, encryption effectiveness, and data access inside the suggested architecture through simulation. The results highlight how post-quantum encryption and blockchain technology can strengthen healthcare data management by resolving important concerns about patient data sharing’s integrity and confidentiality.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10781333/Hash-based cryptographypost-quantum cryptographyhealthcareIoT and the Hyperledger fabric
spellingShingle Tamara Zhukabayeva
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Nargis Tariq
Elhadj Benkhelifa
Hyperledger Fabric-Based Post Quantum Cryptography for Healthcare Application Using Discrete Event Simulation
IEEE Access
Hash-based cryptography
post-quantum cryptography
healthcare
IoT and the Hyperledger fabric
title Hyperledger Fabric-Based Post Quantum Cryptography for Healthcare Application Using Discrete Event Simulation
title_full Hyperledger Fabric-Based Post Quantum Cryptography for Healthcare Application Using Discrete Event Simulation
title_fullStr Hyperledger Fabric-Based Post Quantum Cryptography for Healthcare Application Using Discrete Event Simulation
title_full_unstemmed Hyperledger Fabric-Based Post Quantum Cryptography for Healthcare Application Using Discrete Event Simulation
title_short Hyperledger Fabric-Based Post Quantum Cryptography for Healthcare Application Using Discrete Event Simulation
title_sort hyperledger fabric based post quantum cryptography for healthcare application using discrete event simulation
topic Hash-based cryptography
post-quantum cryptography
healthcare
IoT and the Hyperledger fabric
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10781333/
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