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Compliance & Security

Understand how ByteEngine ensures full compliance with healthcare regulations (HIPAA, GDPR, etc.), enforces data residency, and protects sensitive patient information.

Overview​

At ByteEngine, compliance and security are not afterthoughts — they're the foundation of everything we build.

We operate in a domain where data sensitivity is life-critical, not just business-critical. Every model inference, API request, and workflow on ByteEngine is designed to meet global healthcare privacy and data protection standards.

ByteEngine follows a "Secure-by-Design" and "Compliance-by-Default" architecture.

That means whether you're a startup building your first FHIR app or a global enterprise deploying large-scale AI agents — your data is automatically handled in a compliant way.

What We Comply With​

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)​

Region: United States
Purpose: Protect patient health information (PHI) from unauthorized access or disclosure.

What ByteEngine Does:

  • Encrypts all PHI in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256)
  • Provides BAA (Business Associate Agreement) support for enterprise clients
  • Logs and audits all access to protected data for traceability
  • Ensures all FHIR servers and DICOM servers deployed on US-resident nodes meet HIPAA-compliant storage and processing standards

Example:

A U.S. hospital uses ByteEngine to run an AI-powered triage bot. All patient data is stored and processed within the U.S. data residency zone, ensuring HIPAA compliance. Even when models process PHI, no data leaves the region unless explicitly authorized.

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)​

Region: European Union
Purpose: Give individuals control over their personal data and ensure organizations process it responsibly.

What ByteEngine Does:

  • Offers EU-resident FHIR and DICOM servers for compliant data hosting
  • Implements data minimization, ensuring AI agents and workflows only access the minimum necessary fields
  • Provides data subject rights APIs, allowing users to:
    • Request deletion of their data (/delete-data)
    • Export their records (/export-records)
    • Revoke processing consent

Example:

A clinic in Germany uses ByteEngine to run a dermatology image classifier. The DICOM images and patient metadata are stored in the EU zone and never leave European infrastructure. The clinic can delete or export a patient's data on request with a single API call.

Data Residency​

ByteEngine allows you to choose where your health data lives. When you create a FHIR server or DICOM server, you can specify your preferred region:

RegionDescriptionCompliance Standard
USHIPAA-compliant healthcare regionHIPAA
EUGDPR-compliant healthcare regionGDPR
GlobalMulti-region setup for international data accessFHIR standard-compliant, pseudonymized data
UKNHS and GDPR-aligned data processing zoneUK-GDPR

You can even create multi-region replication setups where AI workers run in one zone but can access pseudonymized data from another — ensuring compliance and performance balance.

Example:

A telemedicine platform runs in Nigeria but serves clients in the EU and US. It creates three ByteEngine HealthDataStores: one in EU, one in US, one in Global. The AI orchestration pipelines use pseudonymized records from each to comply with all regulations while delivering real-time insights.

FHIR & DICOM Security Compliance​

ByteEngine implements:

  • FHIR R4/R5 conformance
  • SMART-on-FHIR authentication for third-party app access
  • OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect identity federation
  • DICOMweb secure access APIs with fine-grained permissions

Example:

An AI radiology agent uses a DICOMweb endpoint to fetch MRI scans, processes them, and pushes structured FHIR DiagnosticReports to the clinician's EMR — all via secure, standards-based APIs.

Security Architecture​

1. Encryption​

  • All API traffic is encrypted using TLS 1.3
  • Data stored at rest uses AES-256 encryption
  • Secrets, credentials, and API keys are managed using Vault-based secret management
# Example: Secure FHIR API call with token authentication
curl -X GET https://api.engine.boolbyte.com/fhir/Patient/123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"

2. Access Control​

  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Developers, data scientists, and AI workers have scoped permissions
  • Fine-grained policies ensure PHI is only accessible to authorized entities
  • Audit trails are automatically generated for all data operations

Example:

  • A "Researcher" role can query anonymized datasets
  • A "Clinician" role can access full patient records
  • ByteEngine enforces this at the API and database level

3. Audit & Monitoring​

  • All FHIR API calls, AI inferences, and file storage operations are logged and timestamped
  • Built-in audit dashboards help you visualize data access patterns
  • Integration with SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, Datadog) is supported for enterprise users

4. Pseudonymization & Anonymization​

Before data is used for AI inference or model training, ByteEngine automatically:

  • Removes or masks identifiers (names, phone numbers, IDs)
  • Replaces references with pseudonyms
  • Ensures reversibility is only possible with authorized keys

5. Secure AI Workflows​

All AI agents (workers) and pipelines operate in sandboxed containers with:

  • No external network access unless explicitly allowed
  • Data encryption between tasks
  • Built-in request signing to prevent tampering

6. Incident Response​

  • 24/7 monitoring for anomalous access patterns
  • Automated alerts for PHI access outside compliance scope
  • Dedicated data protection officer (DPO) contact for compliance issues

Contact Our Compliance Team →
Download Compliance Whitepaper →

Visual Guide: Secure Data Flow​

How ByteEngine Keeps Your Data Secure

Diagram showing: Client (user/app) → HTTPS API Gateway → ByteEngine Auth Layer (OAuth 2.0) → HealthDataStore (FHIR/DICOM) → AI Worker (sandboxed) → Audit Logs / Compliance Monitor

Arrows showing: Encrypted communication, Scoped data access, Auditing feedback loop

Summary​

ConceptWhat It MeansHow ByteEngine Handles It
HIPAAProtects U.S. patient dataU.S. resident data centers, full encryption
GDPREU data protectionEU-resident servers, consent control
Data ResidencyChoose where your data livesRegional FHIR/DICOM server setup
SecurityEncryption, RBAC, auditingTLS 1.3, AES-256, logs, SIEM
Compliance by DefaultNo setup requiredAuto-enforced policies

Next Steps​