File encryption and backup routines

Purpose

1.1. Ensure the safeguarding of sensitive patient records and practitioner documents via automated encryption and backup routines.
1.2. Maintain legal and industry compliance with HIPAA and other data privacy mandates for healthcare practitioners.
1.3. Eliminate risk of data loss due to cyber threats, accidental deletion, or device failure by enforcing regular, secure backups.
1.4. Standardize document archival methods, making audit trails and historical records instantly accessible.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. On creation or update of digital patient record or clinical note.
2.2. At scheduled intervals (e.g., nightly/weekly) for batch file backups.
2.3. Upon receipt of new scanned forms, images, or consent records in monitored folders or inboxes.
2.4. When a compliance officer initiates an audit or review request via dashboard or API call.

Platform Variants

3.1. Google Drive
• API: Files.create+Files.update with Drive API and set ‘encryption’ before upload.
• Schedule: Use Apps Script triggers for daily or real-time events.

3.2. Dropbox
• Function: /files/upload endpoint with pre-encrypted file payloads.
• Event trigger: Webhook to monitor changes in designated folders.

3.3. Microsoft OneDrive
• API: /drive/root:/path:/content upload with Azure Information Protection applied.
• Trigger: Microsoft Power Automate on file modified/created.

3.4. Box
• API: Files Upload API with client-side encryption before transmission.
• Trigger: Box Webhook on file event for automatic backup.

3.5. AWS S3
• Feature: S3 PutObject with Server-Side Encryption (SSE-S3/SSE-KMS) enabled.
• Trigger: Lambda function on bucket ‘ObjectCreated’ events.

3.6. Backblaze B2
• API: b2_upload_file, using pre-encrypted zip or PDF uploads.
• Backup trigger: Schedule with cron-job or REST call post-update.

3.7. Wasabi
• S3-compatible API: PutObject with encryption headers.
• Trigger: Command line script or SDK watch on specific directories.

3.8. pCloud
• Feature: pCloud Crypto API for encryption, /upload endpoint for files.
• Trigger: System event action (e.g., save) to initiate backup.

3.9. iDrive
• API: idrive_upload with local file encryption.
• Trigger: Time-based scheduler or folder monitoring agent.

3.10. Tresorit
• API: Tresorit API for direct upload to end-to-end encrypted vault.
• Trigger: Desktop sync folder or API event call.

3.11. Mega
• API: mega-api.js uploadFile, client-side encryption defaults.
• Trigger: Filewatcher or on-save integration.

3.12. Sync.com
• Feature: Encrypted uploads through Sync API.
• Trigger: Folder sync or programmatic upload endpoint.

3.13. Nextcloud
• API: WebDAV PUT with Nextcloud Default Encryption app enabled.
• Trigger: Cron for batch or webhooks for real-time uploads.

3.14. SpiderOak
• Function: SpiderOak One CLI for encrypted batch backups.
• Trigger: Task scheduler or cron for periodic backup.

3.15. Azure Blob Storage
• API: Put Blob with SSE and optional customer-managed key.
• Trigger: Event Grid subscription for file drops.

3.16. IBM Cloud Object Storage
• API: S3-compatible PutObject, with encryption at rest toggled.
• Trigger: API-based or SDK-based backup agent.

3.17. Google Cloud Storage
• API: objects.insert with encryptionKey param for CMEK.
• Trigger: GCP Scheduler or on-write Cloud Function.

3.18. Citrix ShareFile
• API: Upload for Encrypted Folders option enabled.
• Trigger: File request or upload event.

3.19. Egnyte
• API: Upload-v2 endpoint, encrypt files before API call.
• Trigger: Automated workflow using Egnyte Events API.

3.20. Carbonite
• Feature: Carbonite Web API, auto-encrypt local files before upload.
• Trigger: Scheduled scan and backup job.

Benefits

4.1. Protection of confidential client and clinical data from unauthorized access or loss.
4.2. Streamlined regulatory compliance through audit-ready, timestamped encrypted backups.
4.3. Reduced manual intervention, minimizing human error and increasing operational reliability.
4.4. Faster disaster recovery and continuity for alternative medicine practitioners.