Transfers of files via Internet using socket.io should not exceed 1-10 MB for performance reasons. Therefore split files bigger than 1MB into blocks of max size 1MB.
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Status | Assigned | Task | ||
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Open | reicht | T24238 [Setup DICOM secure transfers infrastructure] | ||
Resolved | reicht | T27332 Use End-To-End Encryption when transferring files | ||
Resolved | reicht | T27333 Split Files 1MB+ for Transfers via Websockets |
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There are two approaches:
- Encrypt file and split it into blocks of max size 1MB
- Split file into blocks of max size 1MB and then encrypt each block
When dealing with big files, approach 1 can cause out-of-memory issues when dealing with big files. Approach 2 is recommended.