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HIPAA Basic Security Safeguards

Checks technical transmission security safeguards (encryption in transit) required for protected health information (ePHI).

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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.