Towards Location-Based Access Control in Healthcare Emergency Response

Carmen Ruiz Vicente, Michael Kirkpatrick, Gabriel Ghinita, Elisa Bertino, Christian Søndergaard Jensen

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Abstract

Recent advances in positioning and tracking technologies have led to the emergence of novel location-based applications that allow participants to access information relevant to their spatio-temporal context. Traditional access control models, such as role-based access control (RBAC), are not sufficient to address the new challenges introduced by these location-based applications. Several recent research efforts have enhanced RBAC with spatio-temporal features. Nevertheless, the state-of-the-art does not deal with mobility of both subjects and objects and does not support the utilization of complex access control decisions based on spatio-temporal relationships among subjects and objects. Furthermore, such relationships change frequently in dynamic environments, requiring efficient mechanisms to monitor and re-evaluate access control decisions. In this position paper, we present a healthcare emergency response scenario which highlights the novel challenges that arise when enforcing access control in an environment with moving subjects and objects. To address a realistic application scenario, we consider movement on road networks, and we identify complex access control decisions relevant to such settings. We overview the main technical issues to be addressed, and we describe the architecture for policy decision and enforcement points.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2nd SIGSPATIAL ACM GIS 2009 International Workshop on Security and Privacy in GIS and LBS
EditorsMaria Luisa Damiani, Yucel Saygin
Number of pages5
Volume2
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date2009
Pages22-26
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-60558-853-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
EventWorkshop on Security and Privacy in GIS and LBS (SPRINGL 2009) - Seattle, United States
Duration: 3 Nov 20093 Nov 2009

Conference

ConferenceWorkshop on Security and Privacy in GIS and LBS (SPRINGL 2009)
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period03/11/200903/11/2009
SeriesGeographic Information Systems
Number2

Keywords

  • security
  • privacy
  • medical
  • spatial

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