Privacy And Security - AGFA Drystar 5302 User Manual

Privacy and security

Within the healthcare industry, several standardization efforts are ongoing as
a response to Privacy and Security legislation and regulations. The purpose of
this standardization for hospitals and vendors is to enable information
sharing, interoperability and to support the workflow of hospitals in a
multiple vendor environment.
In order to allow hospitals to comply with HIPAA regulations (Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and to meet the IHE standards
(Integrated Healthcare Enterprise) some security features are included in the
user interface of the Drystar 5302 (available via the web pages only: under
'Security tools'. Refer to
PC (with browser)'
User authentication. The administrator can configure different user
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accounts. Each account consists of a user name and a password.
Audit logging. This implies logging to a central log server of specific
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Drystar 5302 'actions', e.g. startup/shutdown, user authentication
(failures), received print job ID information, etc.
Node authentication, using certificates. Working with SSL (Secure Sockets
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Layer) allows secure communications over an insecure network. SSL is the
security layer on top of TCP/IP.
The first two functions are available when access to the Administrator is
granted (i.e. when the Administrator password has been correctly entered).
To activate the SSL, please contact your Agfa representative.
Node authentication, certificates and Certification Authority
Each device - connected to a network - will receive a unique identifier: the
X.509 certificate, a digital passport. Any device on the network is only
allowed to communicate with another node of which it is holding the
certificate in a 'communication allowed' table.
A Certification Authority (CA) is responsible for creating a certificate. The CA
can be the hospital, Agfa or a third party.
2831A EN 20041201
Chapter 4, 'Controlling the Drystar 5302 via a remote
of the Drystar 5302 Reference manual):
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