Security

Security and Compliance Are Not Features. They're the Foundation.

Built on HIPAA-eligible AWS infrastructure with encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access control, and 7-year audit log retention.

HIPAA CompliantSOC 2 Type II (in process)AWS Healthcare CompetencyBAA Available

Infrastructure Security

  • AWS HIPAA-eligible services (Cognito, RDS, S3, ElastiCache, Lambda)
  • AES-256 encryption at rest
  • TLS 1.3 encryption in transit
  • AWS WAF for edge protection
  • VPC-private database (no public internet access)
  • Automated encrypted backups with point-in-time recovery

Authentication & Access Control

  • Email + password + OTP on every login (mandatory MFA)
  • AWS Cognito identity management (passwords never touch our servers)
  • 15-minute session timeout (configurable per agency)
  • Role-based access control with 11 ARMHS-specific roles
  • Field-level access control (billing staff cannot read clinical note content)
  • Multi-tenant agency isolation at database, API, cache, and storage layers

PHI Protection

  • Engineered to exclude PHI from URLs, logs, error messages, and notification payloads
  • Minimum-necessary access enforced by RBAC
  • PHI access monitoring with continuous session anomaly detection
  • Bulk export alerts (50+ client records exported → admin notified)
  • After-hours PHI access alerts (automatic alerts for access outside business hours)
  • Caseload violation detection (alerts when staff access clients not assigned to them)

Audit & Compliance

  • Append-only audit logs with SHA-256 chain hashing (tamper-proof)
  • 7-year retention (HIPAA requirement)
  • Every login, data access, export, and approval is logged
  • DHS audit packet builder (one-click assembly)
  • Monthly compliance reports (PDF-ready for auditors)
  • Workforce credential monitoring and expiration enforcement