Authentication of a ventilator

A system comprising at least one ventilator and at least one remote station, wherein the ventilator is configured to establish a connection to the at least one remote station via at least one interface, the system comprising:

• a ventilator having an interface and a hardware component, wherein the hardware component is a mainboard;
• and having stored thereon:
• a public keycode of a signing authority and at least one authentication file wherein the public keycode of the signing authority is known to the at least one remote station,
• the ventilator further being configured to send the authentication file to the at least one remote station when establishing a connection to the at least one remote station,
• the remote station being configured to check the signature code of the authentication file using the public keycode as to whether the signature code originates from the signing authority, and
• the remote station being further configured to authenticate the ventilator when the at least one remote station recognizes the signature code as originating from the signing authority,
• the ventilator being further configured to transfer therapeutic data to the at least one remote station;
• and
• the remote station being further configured to discard the transferred therapeutic data if the remote station does not recognize the signature code as originating from the signing authority.