Compliance & Data Privacy
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Free Check
HIPAA Basic Security Safeguards
Checks technical transmission security safeguards (encryption in transit) required for protected health information (ePHI).
Why It Matters
HIPAA Security Rule § 164.312 requires covered entities to implement mechanism to encrypt ePHI in transit.
How We Check This
We evaluate end-to-end TLS encryption strength and verify absence of plaintext transmission.
How to Fix & Implement
Copy-paste configuration blocks tailored for your web server or edge proxy.
nginx snippet
ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3; add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload" always;
Frequently Asked Questions
Does HTTPS satisfy HIPAA transmission requirements?
Yes, enforcing modern TLS 1.2+ across all data transmission satisfies the HIPAA Technical Safeguards standard.