Title :
A secure database for human specimen repositories
Author :
de Azevedo, D.F.G. ; de Souza, A.C. ; Glock, F.S. ; Russomano, T. ; Glock, S.S.
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol. Res. Inst., Pontificial Catholic Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Abstract :
Secure storage and retrieval of ethically sensitive information about human samples presents a special problem for research groups and institutions. This problem is addressed by providing a randomized identification of samples, which can only be decoded by providing two passwords: one from the researcher, and one from an Ethics Committee (Institutional Review Board) representative.
Keywords :
biology computing; cryptography; data privacy; database management systems; ethical aspects; genetic engineering; information retrieval systems; decoding; ethics; human specimen repositories; institutional review board; randomized identification; research groups; research institutions; secure database; secure retrieval; sensitive information; Containers; Cryptography; Data security; Databases; Ethics Committee; Geriatrics; Gerontology; Humans; Information retrieval; Secure storage;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7789-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1280896
