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Patient-physician messaging over platforms like Telegram and WhatsApp transmits PHI in plaintext. MedCrypt implements client-side AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption with PBKDF2 key derivation (100,000 iterations, SHA-256), key rotation support, tamper detection via authentication tags, emergency access via split-key recovery, and append-only audit logging.

We implement client-side encryption for clinical messaging using AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption with PBKDF2 key derivation (100,000 iterations, SHA-256). Messages are encrypted in the browser before transmission; the server stores only ciphertext and cannot read message content.