DICOM secure transport connections

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Hi!

Is it possible to use the TSL protocol in Orthanc?

My goal was to support tls connections:
Example: site-to-site or site-to-client
Without using a VPN.

Thanks,
Vinicius

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Hi Vinicius,

Currently, DICOM TLS is not directly supported by Orthanc, but this task is recorded in our Trello:
https://trello.com/c/b3kAlorE/87-implement-dicom-tls

Before this feature actually gets implemented, you can consider using a SSH tunnel over the DICOM protocol:
http://www.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.security.ssh/2006-07/msg00032.html

For the “site-to-site” or “site-to-client” scenario, you could as well consider using the REST API of Orthanc. Indeed, HTTPS encryption is already supported by Orthanc:
https://code.google.com/p/orthanc/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_use_HTTPS_(SSL_encryption)_with_Orthanc?

Finally, if the embedded HTTPS encryption is not sufficient for your use, you can take advantage of the encryption facilities of Apache by running Orthanc behind Apache:
https://code.google.com/p/orthanc/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_run_Orthanc_behind_Apache?

HTH,
Sébastien-

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Thanks Sébastien!
I’m going to test.