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How Health Industry Relies On PKI

Healthcare is responsible for taking care of our health and ensuring that we can live long and healthy lives. One of the most critical aspects of the health industry is security. PKI ensures that.

o protect the integrity of EMRs, the health industry uses PKI, or Public Key Infrastructure .PKI uses digital signatures to ensure that an EMR has not been altered. 

Digital Signature

When patient data is encrypted, it is converted into a code  with the proper key. This ensures that confidential patient information remains private and secure  

Encryption

PKI is also used in secure email systems to protect confidential communications between doctors and patients. 

Security 

PKI is also being used in the development of new technologies such as blockchain, which has the potential to revolutionize the healthcare industry. 

Blockchain

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