Secure Transmission of Medical Images by SSH Tunneling

Abstract

Given the technological advances related to Telemedicine and eHealth together with the increase of cyber attacks in the internet. We can consider that studies are necessary to improve a secure transmission of medical images. A desktop application was developed for the transmission of medical images considering a secure environment using SSH protocol and cryptographic keys. In accordance to statistical analysis using test t there isn’t significant difference (p>0.05) when we compare the total time of transmission using SSH Tunneling with the total time of transmission using HTTP request, in the same way there isn’t significant difference (p>0.05) when we compare the average transmission rates using SSH Tunneling with the average transmission rates using HTTP request. Finally, we can affirm that a secure transmission of medical images using SSH tunneling is highly recommended because it can provide a secure way with a level of encryption on point to point transmission between client and server, observing national and international rules for telemedicine.