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Secured Electrocardiograph (ECG) Signal Using Partially Homomorphic Encryption Technique-RSA Algorithm

Muhammad Umair Shaikh, Wan Azizun Wan Adnan and Siti Anom Ahmad

Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, Volume 28, Issue S2, December 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47836/pjst.28.s2.18

Keywords: ECG signal, arrhythmias detection, PHE technique-RSA algorithm

Published on: 30 December 2020

ECG signal differs from individual to individual, making it hard to be emulated and copied. In recent times ECG is being used for identifying the person. Hence, there is a requirement for a system that involves digital signal processing and signal security so that the saved data are secured at one place and an authentic person can see and use the ECG signal for further diagnosis. The study presents a set of security solutions that can be deployed in a connected healthcare territory, which includes the partially homomorphic encryption (PHE) techniques used to secure the electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. This is to record confidentially and prevent the information from meddling, imitating and replicating. First, Pan and Tompkins’s algorithm was applied to perform the ECG signal processing. Then, partially homomorphic encryption (PHE) technique - Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) algorithm was used to encrypt the ECG signal by using the public key. The PHE constitutes a gathering of semantically secure encryption works that permits certain arithmetical tasks on the plaintext to be performed straightforwardly on the ciphertext. The study shows a faster and 90% accurate result before and after encryption that indicates the lightweight and accuracy of the RSA algorithm. Secure ECG signal provides innovation in multiple healthcare sectors such as medical research, patient care and hospital database.

ISSN 0128-7680

e-ISSN 2231-8526

Article ID

JST(S)-0571-2020

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