AUTHENTICATION METHOD OF INFORMATION TERMINAL

• US 20080313723A1
• Filed: 06/12/2008
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ripplex Inc. (Casio Computer Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Ripplex Inc. (Casio Computer Company Limited)
• Inventors: Ota, Tomohisa, NAONO, Norihiko
• Application Number:
  US12/138,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20080313723A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/7
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/321 involving a third party or a trusted authority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3236 using cryptographic hash functions

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides an information terminal that includes: a first receiver for receiving trust information from a trust information provider, the trust information including identification information of a terminal belonging to an authenticatee and showing that the terminal belonging to the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider; a storage device for storing the trust information; a second receiver for receiving an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee from a server; and an outputting device for outputting information for performing an identification judgment of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee based on the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and the trust information stored in the storage device.

Claims

1. An information terminal comprising:

a first receiver, the first receiver receiving trust information from a trust information provider, the trust information including identification information of a terminal belonging to an authenticatee, the trust information showing that the terminal belonging to the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider;

a storage device, the storage device storing the trust information;

a second receiver, the second receiver receiving an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee from a server; and

an outputting device, the outputting device outputting information for performing an identification judgment of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee based on the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and the trust information stored in the storage device.

2. The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the identification information includes an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee, and the trust information includes an identification tag of a terminal belonging to the trust information provider.

3. The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the identification information includes a hash value of an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee.

4. The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the identification information includes a calculation result of an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and an identification tag of a terminal belonging to the trust information provider or a hash value of the calculation result.

5. The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the identification information includes an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and the trust information includes additional information which is added when the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider.

6. The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the identification information includes an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and the trust information includes encrypted information which encrypts additional information which is added when the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider, the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee being used as an encryption key.

7. The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the identification information includes a hash value of an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and the trust information includes encrypted information which encrypts additional information which is added when the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider, the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee being used as an encryption key.

8. The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the identification information includes an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and the trust information includes a calculation result of the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and an identification tag of a terminal belonging to the trust information provider or a hash value of the calculation result and encrypted information which encrypts additional information which is added when the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider, the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee being used as an encryption key.

9. The information terminal according to claim 2, wherein the trust information further includes flag information which expresses whether the terminal belonging to the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider or not.

10. An information terminal comprising:

a first receiver, the first receiver receiving identification information of a terminal belonging to an authenticatee;

a storage device, the storage device storing the identification information of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee;

a second receiver, the second receiver receiving trust information which includes an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee, the trust information showing that the terminal belonging to the authenticatee is authenticated by a trust information provider; and

an outputting device, the outputting device outputting information for performing an identification judgment of the terminal based on the trust information and the identification information stored in the storage device.

11. The information terminal according to claim 10, wherein the identification information includes an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and the trust information includes an identification tag of a terminal belonging to the trust information provider.

12. The information terminal according to claim 10, wherein the identification information includes a hash value of an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee.

13. The information terminal according to claim 10, wherein the identification information includes a calculation result of an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and an identification tag of a terminal belonging to the trust information provider or a hash value of the calculation result.

14. The information terminal according to claim 10, wherein the trust information includes an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and the trust information includes additional information which is added when the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider.

15. The information terminal according to claim 10, wherein the identification information includes an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and the trust information includes encrypted information which encrypts additional information which is added when the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider, the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee being used as an encryption key.

16. The information terminal according to claim 10, wherein the identification information includes a hash value of an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and encrypted information which encrypts additional information which is added when the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider, the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee being used as an encryption key.

17. The information terminal according to claim 10, wherein the identification information includes a calculation result of an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and an identification tag of a terminal belonging to the trust information provider or a hash value of the calculation result and encrypted information which encrypts additional information which is added when the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider, the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee being used as an encryption key.

18. The information terminal according to claim 11, wherein the trust information further includes flag information which expresses whether the terminal belonging to the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider or not.

19. A method for providing information electronically over a network which comprises:

receiving trust information, the trust information including a hash value of an identification tag of a terminal belonging to an authenticatee, and including an identification tag of a terminal belonging to a trust information provider;

storing the trust information as a trust information database record in a storage device;

receiving the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee from a server;

generating a specific hash value by a calculation part, the specific hash value being generated based on the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee;

searching a record from the storage device by a search operation part, the record including the specific hash value; and

performing an identification judgment of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee based on the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the trust information provider, the identification tag being included in the searched record.

22. The method according to claim 19, wherein the trust information further includes flag information which expresses whether the terminal belonging to the authenticatee is authenticated by the trust information provider or not.

20. A method of providing information electronically over a network, which comprises;

receiving trust information which includes a calculation result of an identification tag of a terminal belonging to an authenticatee and an identification tag of a terminal belonging to a trust information provider or a hash value of the calculation result;

storing the trust information as a trust information database record in a storage device;

receiving the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee from a server;

generating a specific calculation result by a calculation part based on the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee and the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the trust information provider;

searching a record from the storage device by a search operation part, the record including the calculation result; and

performing an identification judgment of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee based on the identification tag of the terminal belonging to the trust information provider, the identification tag being included in the searched record.

21. A method for providing information electronically over a network, which comprises;

receiving trust information which includes a calculation result, the calculation result being an encryption of additional information which is added when a terminal belonging to an authenticatee is authenticated by a trust information provider, and an identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee being used as an encryption key;

storing the trust information as a trust information database record in a storage device;

receiving a specific identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee from a server;

decrypting the record of the trust information database by a calculation part, the specific identification tag of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee being used as a decryption key; and

performing an identification judgment of the terminal belonging to the authenticatee based on the additional information.