A Proxy-Based Security Solution for Web-Based Online eHealth Services

: Sampsa Rauti, Heidi Parisod, Minna Aromaa, Sanna Salanterä, Sami Hyrynsalmi, Janne Lahtiranta, Jouni Smed, Ville Leppänen

: Kaija Saranto, Maaret Castrén, Tiina Kuusela, Sami Hyrynsalmi, Stina Ojala

: International Conference on Well-being in the Information Society

: 2014

: Safe and Secure Cities. 5th International Conference on Well-Being in the Information Society, WIS 2014, Turku, Finland, August 18-20, 2014. Proceedings

: Communications in Computer and Information Science

: 450

: 168

: 176

: 978-3-319-10210-8

: 978-3-319-10211-5

: 1865-0929

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10211-5_17

This paper presents an idea of using a proxy-based security solution to protect web-based eHealth applications from client-side attacks. In today’s Internet, eHealth services face many challenges related to information security as the users display and input sensitive information using web applications. This information may be spied on or modified by a malicious adversary. By obfuscating the executable code of a web application and by continuously dynamically changing obfuscation, our solution makes it more difficult for a piece of malware to attack its target. We believe it would effectively mitigate automated client-side attacks.

This paper presents an idea of using a proxy-based security solution to protect web-based eHealth applications from client-side attacks. In today’s Internet, eHealth services face many challenges related to information security as the users display and input sensitive information using web applications. This information may be spied on or modified by a malicious adversary. By obfuscating the executable code of a web application and by continuously dynamically changing obfuscation, our solution makes it more difficult for a piece of malware to attack its target. We believe it would effectively mitigate automated client-side attacks.