Reniec official: Sinadef requires new security updates to ensure its proper use

Director Identification records Renek, Javier Galdos, held in RPP News Extension that the National Death Information System (Synadef) is a good system that requires new security updates to ensure its proper use.

“We must remember that Renik This is a record that makes public the situations originating from abroad. Renik depends on death certificates issued in Synadef and that they are issued by doctors authorized to certify the death of a person,” he specified.

“AT pandemicwhat was established was an automated system, an improvement on the system. It was a good system and we can’t go back to it.”

How does Synadef work?

Galdos explained that “after the doctor registers the death of a person and says that he is aware of this death, there are 48 hours in the system for the doctor to make the correction himself, and then automatically the death certificate and cancellation I WOULD”.

Therefore, he emphasized that if people have usurped the identity of a doctor or there are doctors who have irresponsibly created certificates doctorsmay give erroneous data.

As he explained, the platform Sinadef hosted on servers Renik; however, the user’s request to log into this system is in accordance with the directive approved by Minsa, through a request made by institutions providing medical services (Ipress) to Straight or digest appropriate and through Minsait is requested to create a user who needs this access.

As for private doctors, they make a request through Medical College corresponding and from there to Minsa. Minsa requests the creation and delivery of users.

security mechanisms

Another time the director Renik explained that when creating a user in Sinadefcertain security mechanisms are followed to prevent misuse of the system. Galdos He also stressed that “during the two years of the pandemic, there were no problems” with this system.

“On first use, a password change is required. Every three months, a second password change is required and if the system is not used for several minutes, the session is closed,” he said.

Access to Sinadef

Galdos explained that after Renik, Minsa requested cancellation of all users. It happened on September 25th. Renik canceled Sinadef users.

Then, on September 28, during the meeting Renik made a series of orders Minsa to “implement new security measures,” according to Galdos.

“Among them, we were given a full named approved list of all users (physicians) with the right to log in,” he said.

“We suggested that the procedure should always be carried out with an electronic DNI, certified by a signature and, in addition, Minsa He had to provide a system that would allow checking the name of the doctor, the signature of the doctor, IPRE, where he works, and all this online, ”he added.

According to Renik”The ministry has requested that all users be turned on in an emergency and required 15 business days to provide a complete list of users.” Validity expires October 21st.

However, more cases of false deaths were later recorded, so for preventive purposes Renik access to Sinadef was closed, but the manual method of registering the dead was left.