Development of a Platform-Independent Software Tool for Management of X.509 Certificates from Diverse Certificate Stores

The ongoing digitization in the healthcare sector initiates collecting and processing medical data in electronic form. However, for a long time there has been a search for a safe and legally compliant solution that contributes to the exchange of patient data. The goal of this project is to develop a platform-independent software for the management of X.509-certificates across different certificate stores. The current work addresses the gap in transparent digital certificate management of the various operating systems and applications. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first to offer such features and functionality. The developed system provides a trustworthy solution for more secure management of sensitive healthcare data and improves the overall satisfaction in the modern structures and work processes utilized in healthcare.

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