WO2015145786A1

WO2015145786A1 - Information processing device, information processing system, information processing method, and program

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Publication number: WO2015145786A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/060776
Authority: WO
Inventors: 正昭宮田
Original assignee: 正昭宮田
Priority date: 2014-03-28
Filing date: 2014-04-16
Publication date: 2015-10-01
Also published as: JPWO2015145786A1; JP6212627B2

Abstract

The present invention achieves confidential information input and authentication processing, whereby the possibility that confidential information such as passwords will be leaked is reduced. User authentication is performed on the basis of comparison between user input data that is input to an input device and comparison data. The user input data comprises group identification information for groups that have associated thereto each piece of configuration data for user authentication confidential information, said group identification information being selected in accordance with group definition information. The comparison data comprises group identification information for groups having associated thereto each piece of configuration data for registered confidential information, said group identification information being selected in accordance with the group definition information. An authentication device determines whether or not the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered confidential information, in accordance with whether or not the group identification information included in the user input data matches the group identification information included in the comparison data.

Description

Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and program

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program. More specifically, the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program for inputting secret information such as a password and an ID and performing a collation process.

In transactions via bank ATMs and the Internet, users are often required to input various secret information such as passwords or identification information such as user IDs and card numbers.
For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-5780), Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-49589), etc., are examples of conventional techniques relating to input of secret information such as passwords and verification processing.

However, recently, for example, there has been a problem that the password input status in ATM is taken and leaked with a camera illegally installed by a third party. In addition, there is a problem that secret information input using a portable terminal such as a PC or a smartphone is also leaked to a third party by an unauthorized program.

The input information of secret information such as password for ATM etc. can be analyzed from the captured image of the camera. Even when a PC or a mobile terminal is used, there are many cases in which user operation information on a keyboard or a touch panel is transmitted to a third party via a network by an unauthorized site or an unauthorized program.

・ If secret information such as passwords and user IDs is known to third parties, there is a risk of serious damage caused by misuse by third parties.

JP 2001-005780 A JP 2002-049589 A

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, for example, an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, which prevents leakage of secret information such as a password and an ID and realizes safe use and management of secret information, An object is to provide an information processing method and a program.

The first aspect of the present disclosure is:
A data processing unit that performs a verification process between user input data and verification data and performs user authentication based on the verification result,
The user input data is group identification information selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of user recognition secret information recognized by the user belongs,
The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of registered secret information belongs,
The data processing unit
Information for determining whether or not the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to the degree of coincidence between the group identification information included in the user input data and the group identification information included in the verification data In the processing unit.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure, the group definition information is information that can identify a group to which each piece of secret information configuration data belongs.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure, the group definition information is group definition information having a setting including a plurality of pieces of secret information configuration data in each group.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present disclosure, the data processing unit executes a process of updating group definition information that can be referred to by a user to different group definition information having different settings.

Furthermore, in one embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure, the user input data includes group identification information in which group identification information of groups to which the configuration data of the user-recognized secret information belongs is arranged in the order of the configuration data of the user-recognized secret information The verification data is a verification group identification information data sequence in which group identification information of groups to which each of the configuration data of the registered secret information belongs is arranged in the order of the configuration data of the registration secret information, The processing unit is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information when the group identification information data string included in the user input data is confirmed to match the collation group identification information data string. Is determined.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure, the user input data is a set of group identification information configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of the user-recognized secret information belongs, and the verification The data is a set of collation group identification information composed of group identification information of the group to which each of the configuration data of the registered secret information belongs, and the data processing unit includes the group identification information included in the user input data. When it is confirmed that the constituent elements of the set match the constituent elements of the set of the group identification information for verification, it is determined that the user is a valid user who knows the registered secret information.

Furthermore, the second aspect of the present disclosure is:
A display unit that displays group definition information that enables identification of the group to which each of the secret information configuration data belongs;
In accordance with the group definition information, an input unit that inputs group identification information selected by the user;
An output unit that outputs group identification information input via the input unit to an authentication processing unit;
The group identification information that is input via the input unit and output to the authentication processing unit is group identification information that is selected according to the group definition information, and to which each of the configuration data of user-recognized secret information recognized by the user belongs In the information processing apparatus which is the group identification information.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present disclosure, the output unit outputs group identification information input via the input unit to an authentication device connected via a network.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure, the group identification information is data applied to a determination process as to whether or not a user who is a data input person knows registration secret information.

Furthermore, in one embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present disclosure, the group identification information output to the authentication processing unit is applied to a collation process with collation data executed in the authentication processing unit, and the collation data is It is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is data composed of group identification information of the group to which each of the configuration data of the registered secret information belongs.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure, the display unit sequentially switches and displays different group definition information having different settings.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present disclosure, the information processing apparatus further performs a matching process between user input data and matching data, and performs a user authentication based on a matching result The user input data is group identification information selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of user-recognized secret information recognized by the user belongs. The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of registered secret information belongs, and the data processing unit includes the user input data Group identification information included, group identification information included in the verification data, and Depending on the degree of coincidence, it determines whether the user is legitimate user who knows the registered secret information.

Furthermore, the third aspect of the present disclosure is:
An information processing system having an input device and an authentication device,
The input device is:
A display unit that displays group definition information that enables identification of the group to which each of the secret information configuration data belongs;
In accordance with the group definition information, an input unit that inputs group identification information selected by the user;
An output unit that outputs group identification information input via the input unit to an authentication device;
The authentication device
A data processing unit for performing user authentication data for the input device and verification processing for verification data, and performing user authentication based on the verification result;
The user input data is group identification information selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of user recognition secret information recognized by the user belongs,
The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of registered secret information belongs,
The data processing unit
Information for determining whether or not the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to the degree of coincidence between the group identification information included in the user input data and the group identification information included in the verification data In the processing system.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing system of the present disclosure, the group definition information is information that makes it possible to identify a group to which each piece of secret information configuration data belongs.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing system according to the present disclosure, the group definition information is group definition information having a setting including a plurality of secret information configuration data in each group.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing system according to the present disclosure, the data processing unit of the authentication device performs a process of updating the group definition information displayed on the display unit of the input device to different group definition information having different settings. Execute.

Furthermore, in one embodiment of the information processing system according to the present disclosure, the user input data includes group identification information in which group identification information of groups to which the configuration data of the user-recognized secret information belongs is arranged in the order of the configuration data of the user-recognized secret information The verification data is a verification group identification information data sequence in which group identification information of groups to which each of the configuration data of the registered secret information belongs is arranged in the order of the configuration data of the registration secret information, The processing unit is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information when the group identification information data string included in the user input data is confirmed to match the collation group identification information data string. Is determined.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the information processing system according to the present disclosure, the user input data is a set of group identification information configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of the user-recognized secret information belongs, and the verification The data is a set of collation group identification information composed of group identification information of the group to which each of the configuration data of the registered secret information belongs, and the data processing unit includes the group identification information included in the user input data. When it is confirmed that the constituent elements of the set match the constituent elements of the set of the group identification information for verification, it is determined that the user is a valid user who knows the registered secret information.

Furthermore, the fourth aspect of the present disclosure is:
An information processing method executed in an information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes a data processing unit that performs a verification process between user input data and verification data, and performs user authentication based on a verification result;
The user input data is group identification information selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of user recognition secret information recognized by the user belongs,
The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of registered secret information belongs,
The data processing unit
Information for determining whether or not the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to the degree of coincidence between the group identification information included in the user input data and the group identification information included in the verification data It is in the processing method.

Furthermore, the fifth aspect of the present disclosure is:
An information processing method executed in an information processing apparatus,
A display step for displaying, on the display unit, group definition information that makes it possible to identify a group to which each of the secret information configuration data belongs;
The output unit executes a step of outputting group identification information input via the input unit to the authentication processing unit,
The group identification information that is input via the input unit and output to the authentication processing unit is group identification information that is selected according to the group definition information, and to which each of the configuration data of user-recognized secret information recognized by the user belongs The information processing method is the group identification information.

Furthermore, the sixth aspect of the present disclosure is:
A program for executing information processing in an information processing apparatus;
The information processing apparatus includes a data processing unit that performs a verification process between user input data and verification data, and performs user authentication based on a verification result;
The user input data is group identification information selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of user recognition secret information recognized by the user belongs,
The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of registered secret information belongs,
The program is stored in the data processing unit.
A process of determining whether or not the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to the degree of coincidence between the group identification information included in the user input data and the group identification information included in the verification data It is in the program that executes

Furthermore, the seventh aspect of the present disclosure is:
A program for causing an information processing apparatus to execute information processing,
A display step of causing the display unit to display group definition information capable of identifying the group to which each of the secret information configuration data belongs; and
A program for causing the output unit to execute a step of causing the authentication processing unit to output group identification information input via the input unit,
The group identification information that is input via the input unit and output to the authentication processing unit is group identification information that is selected according to the group definition information, and to which each of the configuration data of user-recognized secret information recognized by the user belongs It is in the program that is the group identification information.

Note that the program of the present disclosure is a program provided by, for example, a storage medium to an information processing apparatus or a computer system that can execute various program codes. By executing such a program by the program execution unit on the information processing apparatus or the computer system, processing according to the program is realized.

Further objects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from a more detailed description based on embodiments of the present invention described later and the accompanying drawings. In this specification, the system is a logical set configuration of a plurality of devices, and is not limited to one in which the devices of each configuration are in the same casing.

According to the configuration of an embodiment of the present disclosure, secret information input and authentication processing with reduced possibility of leakage of secret information such as a password is realized.
Specifically, user authentication is performed based on collation processing between user input data for the input device and collation data. The user input data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of the group to which each of the configuration data of the user recognition secret information belongs. The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of the group to which each of the configuration data of the registered secret information belongs. Whether or not the authentication device is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to whether or not the group identification information included in the user input data matches the group identification information included in the verification data Determine.
With this configuration, secret information input and authentication processing with reduced possibility of leakage of secret information such as a password is realized.
Note that the effects described in the present specification are merely examples and are not limited, and may have additional effects.

It is a figure explaining the structural example of an information processing system. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device, and an example of input data. It is a figure which shows the flowchart explaining the process sequence which an authentication server performs. It is a figure explaining the data which an authentication server hold | maintains, and the process performed in an authentication server. It is a figure explaining the example of data input in an input device. It is a figure which shows the flowchart explaining the process sequence which an authentication server performs. It is a figure explaining the data which an authentication server hold | maintains, and the process performed in an authentication server. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device, and a data input example. It is a figure explaining the data which an authentication server hold | maintains, and the process performed in an authentication server. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device, and a data input example. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device, and a data input example. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device, and a data input example. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device, and a data input example. It is a figure explaining an example of the information applied to the authentication process of an authentication server. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device, and a data input example. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device, and a data input example. It is a figure explaining an example of the information applied to the authentication process of an authentication server. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device, and a data input example. It is a figure explaining the example of data displayed on the display part of an input device, and a data input example. It is a figure explaining an example of the information applied to the authentication process of an authentication server. It is a figure which shows the flowchart explaining the process sequence which an authentication server performs. It is a figure which shows the flowchart explaining the process sequence which an authentication server performs. It is a figure which shows the flowchart explaining the process sequence which an input device performs. It is a figure explaining the hardware configuration example of an input device and an authentication server.

Hereinafter, details of the information processing apparatus, the information processing system, the information processing method, and the program according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an information processing system according to the present disclosure.
As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system according to the present disclosure receives an input device 10 that inputs secret information such as a password and an ID, and the input information input in the input device 10 via a network 30. It has the authentication server 20 which performs user authentication processes, such as a collation process.

The input device 10 is configured by an information processing device such as a bank ATM 11, a PC 12, and a mobile terminal 13.
The authentication server 20 stores secret information such as a password registered in advance in a database, receives information input by the user with respect to the input device 10 via the network 30, and receives secret information based on the user input information. In other words, a collation process for determining whether or not the information input by the user is a data string input based on registered secret information such as a password registered in advance is performed. Details of the verification process will be described later.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of secret information input processing executed in the input device 10.
The secret information is various information such as a password, a user ID, a terminal ID, and a card number. In the following embodiment, processing using a password as an example of secret information will be described.

On the input device 10 display section, group definition information that enables identification of the group to which each piece of secret information configuration data belongs is displayed.
Specifically, for example, secret information configuration data divided into a plurality of groups and a group identifier corresponding to the group identification information of each group are displayed.

The user sequentially selects and inputs the secret information recognized by the user, for example, the group identifier of the group to which each of the password configuration data belongs, with reference to the group definition information. That is, referring to the group definition information displayed on the display unit, the group to which each of the constituent data of the user-recognized secret information recognized by the user belongs is selected, and the group identifier corresponding to the selected group is sequentially input.
The input group identifier data string is transmitted to the authentication server 20 that executes the authentication process via the output unit.

The processing executed in the input device 10 can be executed under the control of a data processing unit in the input device 10 having a CPU having a program execution function, for example, according to a program stored in the storage unit of the input device 10. .
In addition, it is good also as a structure which performs the process which the input device 10 performs under control of the authentication server 20. FIG. In this case, the processing executed in the input device 10 is executed under the control of the data processing unit of the authentication server 20 having a CPU having a program execution function, for example, according to a program stored in the storage unit of the authentication server 20.

FIG. 2A illustrates an example of display data on the display unit 50 of the information processing apparatus such as the ATM 11, the PC 12, or the mobile terminal 13 illustrated in FIG.
In the case where the display unit is in a touch panel format, the user can input data by touching each displayed data area. In this case, the display unit 50 also has an input unit.
In addition, it is good also as a structure provided with the keyboard etc. different from the display part 50 as an input part.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the display unit 50 displays secret information configuration data 51 that can be used as configuration data such as passwords and IDs, and further displays a group identifier 52.
That is, the group definition information indicating the correspondence between the secret information configuration data 51 divided into a plurality of groups and the group identifier 52 corresponding to the group identification information is displayed.

FIG. 2 (A) shows an example in which the secret information constituent data is composed of six character strings consisting of ten numbers 0 to 9 and 26 alphabets A to Z. .
The example of the group definition information shown in FIG. 2A is an example, and the secret information configuration data may include other characters, symbols, and the like, and configures the configuration of the secret information configuration data and the password. Various numbers of data such as characters can be set.
The group identifier 52 can also be set in various numbers, characters, symbols, and the like.

The arrangement of the secret information configuration data 51 and the correspondence between the secret information configuration data 51 and the group identifier 52 are preferably set to be changed sequentially.
Specifically, the arrangement of the secret information configuration data 51 and a plurality of data patterns having different correspondence relationships between the secret information configuration data 51 and the group identifier 52 are prepared and displayed under the control of the authentication server 20, for example. The pattern, that is, the group definition information is changed sequentially. The authentication server 20 grasps group definition information that is a data pattern displayed on the input device 10 and executes collation processing using group definition information having the same settings as the group definition information displayed at the time of user input. . Specific collation processing will be described later.

In the example shown in FIG.
The secret information constituting data 51, that is, 36 character strings of 0 to 9 and A to Z are associated with any one of 6 group identifiers 1 to 6 which are group identifiers 52. That is, 36 character strings of 0 to 9 and A to Z are classified into 6 groups.

Specifically, the secret information (password) configuration data is divided into six groups associated with the six group identifiers 1 to 6 as follows.
The group identifier [1] is {1, 7, C, I, O, U},
The group identifier [2] is {2, 8, D, J, P, V} in the password configuration data,
The group identifier [3] is {3, 9, E, K, Q, W} in the password configuration data,
The group identifier [4] is {4, 0, F, L, R, X} in the password configuration data,
The group identifier [5] is {5, A, G, M, S, Y} in the password configuration data,
The group identifier [6] is {6, B, H, N, T, Z} in the password configuration data,
Each element of the password composition data divided into groups as described above is associated with one of the group identifiers.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, each of the group identifiers 1 to 6 is set in association with a group of six password constituent characters.
That is, in this example, the following six groups (sets) are set as password character string groups.
Password character string group 1: G1 = {1, 7, C, I, O, U},
Password character string group 2: G2 = {2, 8, D, J, P, V},
Password character string group 3: G3 = {3, 9, E, K, Q, W},
Password character string group 4: G4 = {4, 0, F, L, R, X},
Password character string group 5: G5 = {5, A, G, M, S, Y},
Password character string group 6: G6 = {6, B, H, N, T, Z},

Any of group identifiers 1 to 6 is associated with each of these six groups.
The password character string group G1 is associated with the group identifier [1].
The password character string group G2 is associated with the group identifier [2].
The password character string group G3 is associated with the group identifier [3].
The password character string group G4 is associated with the group identifier [4].
The password character string group G5 is associated with the group identifier [5].
The password character string group G6 is associated with the group identifier [6].

For example, a user having a password registered in advance in a bank or the like does not directly input the password, but inputs the group identifier of the group to which each character string constituting the password belongs according to the group definition information shown in FIG. .
That is, the group to which each character string constituting the password belongs is selected and selected in accordance with the group definition information indicating the correspondence between the secret information configuration data 51 divided into a plurality of groups and the group identifier 52 of each group. Enter the group identifier for the group.

For example, it is assumed that the password possessed by the user is the following character string.
Password = 2014AB
A user having a registered password consisting of the above six character strings does not input the password constituent character string 2014AB, but “2”, “0”, “1”, “4”, “A”, “B”. Then, the group identifier of the group to which each of these six password constituent characters belongs is sequentially input.

That is, based on the group definition information displayed on the display unit 50 shown in FIG. 2A, the group identifiers of the groups to which each password constituent character belongs are sequentially input.
As described above, the user inputs a group identifier data string that is a data string generated by sequentially selecting the group identifier of the group to which each of the configuration data of the secret information belongs according to the group definition information.

FIG. 2B shows a specific input processing example.
Password = 2014AB
The groups to which the password constituent character strings belong are as follows.
The first character 2 of the password constituent character string belongs to the password character string group G2.
The second character 0 of the password constituent character string belongs to the password character string group G4.
The third character 1 of the password constituent character string belongs to the password character string group G1.
The fourth character 4 of the password constituent character string belongs to the password character string group G4.
The fifth character A of the password constituent character string belongs to the password character string group G5.
The sixth character B of the password constituent character string belongs to the password character string group G6.

That is,
Password = 2014AB
The groups to which the passwords belong are arranged in the order of password strings.
G2, G4, G1, G4, G5, G6,
It becomes.
Instead of inputting the password, the user sequentially inputs the group identifier corresponding to the password.
That is, the input sequence of the group identifier data string is the following input sequence as shown in the input example of FIG.
Input group identifier data string = 241456

This input group identifier data string = 241456 is transmitted to the authentication server 20 via the network 30.
The authentication server 20 determines whether or not the group identifier data string = 241456, which is received information, matches the group identifier data string of the group to which the constituent characters of the user registration password = 2014AB belong.

An example of processing executed by the authentication server 20 will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, the authentication server 20 inputs ID information from the input device 10 via the network 30 in advance. For example, in the case of ATM 11, the bank card or credit card held by the user is input to the ATM card insertion unit, the ATM reads the card information (ID), and the read card information (ID) is transmitted to the authentication server 20. Alternatively, the ID character string is directly input on the PC 12 or the mobile terminal 13.

Note that the ID may be input using the group identifier in accordance with the display information shown in FIG. A processing example in this case will be described later.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the ID information is described as performing processing that the authentication server 20 receives by reading the card information or by direct input by the user.
Note that the processing according to the flow shown in FIG. 3 can be executed under the control of a data processing unit having a CPU having a program execution function, for example, according to a program stored in the storage unit of the authentication server.
Hereinafter, the process of each step of the flow shown in FIG. 3 will be described in sequence.

(Step S101)
In step S 101, the authentication server 20 receives an ID from the input device 10.
For example, the ID is acquired based on data read from a card inserted into an ATM by a user or data directly input by a user to a PC or a portable terminal.

(Step S102)
In step S 102, the authentication server 20 receives the password-corresponding group identifier data string input from the input device 10 by the user from the input device 10.
This is a group identifier data string input by the user in accordance with the group definition information described with reference to FIG.
As described with reference to FIG. 2, instead of inputting a password, the user sequentially inputs a group identifier corresponding to group identification information of a group to which each password configuration data belongs.

In particular,
Password = 2014AB
In the case of the password, as shown in the input example of FIG. 2B, the input group identifier data string is the following input data.
Input group identifier data string = 241456
The authentication server 20 receives the input group identifier data string = 241456 from the input device 10.

(Step S103)
In step S103, the authentication server 20 acquires a registration password corresponding to the reception ID received in step S101.
The authentication server 20 has correspondence data of ID and registration password in the storage unit. For example, the ID-password correspondence data shown in FIG.
A registered password corresponding to the received ID is acquired from the correspondence data.

For example, it is assumed that the ID received from the input device 10 in step S101 is the following reception ID.
Reception ID = 86AH5475
If the authentication server 20 has received the above ID, the authentication server 20 refers to the ID-password correspondence data shown in FIG.
Registration password = 2014AB
This registration password can be acquired.

(Step S104)
Next, in step S104, the authentication server 20 generates a group identifier data string corresponding to the data string of the registration password based on the registration password corresponding to the received ID.
The authentication server 20 also holds in the storage unit group definition information indicating the correspondence between group identifiers similar to the data displayed on the display unit 50 shown in FIG. 2 and secret information (password in this example) configuration data.
Specifically, for example, group definition information of the secret information configuration data shown in FIG.

The authentication server 20 uses the group definition information of the secret information configuration data shown in FIG. 4B to generate a group identifier data string corresponding to the registered password data string.

The registered password acquired in step S103 is
Registration password = 2014AB
In the case of this registration password, the following collation group identifier data sequence corresponding to the registration password data sequence is generated using the correspondence information between the group identifier and secret information configuration data shown in FIG. be able to.
Group identifier data string for verification = 241456

That is, the authentication server 20 assigns “2”, “0”, “1”, “4”, “A”, “B”, group identifiers of the groups to which each of these six password constituent characters belongs to FIG. Obtained sequentially with reference to the group definition information shown in B). By this group identifier acquisition processing, the following collation group identifier data string corresponding to the registered password = 2014AB is generated.
Group identifier data string for verification = 241456
The collating group identifier may be generated in advance based on the registered password and stored in the storage unit.

(Step S105)
In step S105, the authentication server 20 then receives the “reception group identifier data string” received from the input device 10 in step S102.
“Group identifier data string for verification” generated based on the registered password corresponding to the received ID,
Each of these data is compared and a collation process is performed to determine whether or not they match.

(Step S106)
If a match is confirmed in the match determination process between the “reception group identifier data string” and the “matching group identifier data string” in step S105, it is determined in step S106 that the matching is established, and the process proceeds to step S107.
On the other hand, if a match is not confirmed in the match determination process between the “reception group identifier data string” and the “matching group identifier data string” in step S105, it is determined in step S106 that matching is not established, and the process proceeds to step S108. move on.

(Step S107)
If it is determined in step S106 that collation is established, in step S107, the authentication server 20 determines that user authentication is established, that is, the user who has input the group identifier data string is a valid user who knows the correct password.

(Step S108)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S106 that the verification is not established, in step S108, the authentication server 20 determines that the user authentication is not established, that is, the user who inputs the group identifier data string is an unauthorized user who does not know the correct password.

In this series of processing, the user does not input the password itself, which is secret information, and the secret information (password) can be known to a third party even if the operation status is photographed by the camera during ATM operation, for example. There is nothing.

For example, at the time of ATM operation, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), the user performs an operation of sequentially touching the group identifier displayed on the display unit 50 that also serves as an input unit configured by a touch panel. Are sequentially input. Even if this state is photographed, the input sequence of the group identifier can be analyzed, but the password is not leaked immediately.

Although the password configuration data corresponding to each group identifier may be deciphered, in this embodiment, six password configuration data are included in one group identifier. For example, if the user inputs the 6 digits 6 digits corresponding to password group identifier, the 6-digit group identifier entered, it would contain 6 ⁶ password candidates, the analysis of the correct password is extremely It becomes difficult.

It should be noted that it is not necessary to directly input or specify password configuration data even when performing keyboard input using a PC or a mobile terminal, cursor specification using a mouse or the like, or specification by touch operation. That is, a group identifier is input or specified, and the possibility of a password leaking is greatly reduced even when a keyboard operation or the like is analyzed.

As shown in FIG. 2 (A), a total of 36 characters consisting of 9 numbers 1 to 0 and 26 alphabetic characters A to Z are used as passwords. the case of the configuration to set the 6-digit password, the number of available password is a 36 ^six. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (A), if you set one group identifier six password configuration data units, the pattern for inputting six group identifier, a 6 ^six.
In this setting, when a third party randomly inputs six group identifiers, the probability of coincidence with a group identifier data string corresponding to a certain registered password is (1/6 ⁶ ) = (1/46656). )

This is smaller than the chance of coincidence (1/10000) when using 10,000 passwords composed of, for example, a 4-digit number (0000 to 9999), and is more secure than the current 4-digit password. It is judged.
It should be noted that the number of digits of secret information such as a password, the group setting mode, and the like can be set in various ways, and can be set in accordance with the required level of security.

As described above, the arrangement of the secret information configuration data 51 shown in FIG. 2 and the correspondence relationship between the secret information configuration data 51 and the group identifier 52 are set to be changed under the management of the authentication server 20 one after another. It is preferable that
In this way, if the arrangement of the secret information configuration data 51 and the correspondence between the secret information configuration data 51 and the group identifier 52 are sequentially changed, the group identifier data string input by the user is also changed sequentially. It becomes possible to improve safety.

In this case, the authentication server 20 performs collation processing using the data definition displayed on the input device 10, that is, the group definition information having the same setting as the group definition information displayed on the display unit 50 of the input device 10.
The authentication server 20 holds different group definition information having different settings as a plurality of display patterns, and the authentication server 20 sequentially changes the group definition information presented to the input device 10. In the collation processing, a group identifier data string based on the registered password is generated using group definition information having the same setting as the group definition information presented to the input device 10, and based on a matching determination with the received group identifier data string Execute authentication process.

The flowchart illustrated in FIG. 3 has been described as an example of processing in which the user inserts a card or the like into the input device 10 or directly inputs an ID, and the authentication server 20 receives the ID.
As with the password, the ID may be input using the group identifier according to the display information shown in FIG. The processing sequence of the authentication server 20 in this case will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The process according to the flow shown in FIG. 6 can be executed under the control of a data processing unit having a CPU having a program execution function, for example, according to a program stored in the storage unit of the authentication server.
Hereinafter, the processing of each step will be described sequentially.

(Step S201)
In step S 201, the authentication server 20 receives from the input device 10 an ID-corresponding group identifier data string input to the input device 10 by the user.
This is a group identifier data string input by the user according to the processing described with reference to FIG.
Instead of inputting the ID, the user sequentially inputs group identifiers corresponding to the ID configuration data.

For example, assume that the ID is the following data.
ID = ER257864
In the case of the ID, the input group identifier data string is the following input data in the case of the display pattern shown in FIG.
Input group identifier data string = 342251264
The authentication server 20 receives this input group identifier data string = 342251264 from the input device 10.

(Step S202)
Next, in step S 202, the authentication server 20 receives from the input device 10 a password-corresponding group identifier data string input by the user to the input device 10.
This is a group identifier data string input by the user according to the processing described with reference to FIG.
As described with reference to FIG. 2, instead of inputting a password, the user sequentially inputs group identifiers corresponding to passwords.

For example, assume that the password is the following data.
Password = DER412
In the case of the password, the input group identifier data string is the following input data.
Input group identifier data string = 234412
The authentication server 20 receives this input group identifier data string = 234412 from the input device 10.

(Step S203)
Next, in step S203, the authentication server 20 registers the combination of the ID corresponding group identifier data string received in step S201 and the password corresponding group identifier data string received in step S202, which is stored in the storage unit by the authentication server 20. It is determined whether or not it matches the combination of collation group identifier data strings generated from the data of the combination of ID and registered password.

The authentication server 20 has correspondence data of a registration ID and a registration password in the storage unit. For example, the ID-password correspondence data shown in FIG.
Furthermore, the data corresponding to the same group identifier presented to the input device 10 and secret information configuration data, that is, group definition information is also held.
Specifically, for example, the group definition information of the secret information configuration data including correspondence information between the group identifier and the secret information configuration data illustrated in FIG.

The authentication server 20 uses the group definition information shown in FIG. 4B, that is, the correspondence information between the group identifier and the secret information configuration data, and the group identifier data string corresponding to each combination data of the registration ID and the registration password. Is generated as collation data.
Specifically, for example, data 61 shown in (Q) verification data shown in FIG. 7 is generated.
The registration data in FIG. 7 (P) is combination data of the registration ID and the registration password shown in FIG. 4 (A). This data is stored in advance in the storage unit.

The verification data shown in FIG. 7 (Q) includes correspondence information between the group identifier shown in FIG. 4 (B) and the secret information configuration data for the combination data of the registration ID and registration password shown in FIG. 4 (A). This is data generated using
That is, it is data obtained by converting the combination data of the registration ID and the registration password into a combination of group identifier data strings.

Based on the (P) registration data shown in FIG. 7, the authentication server 20 generates verification data shown in FIG. 7 (Q), that is, combination data obtained by converting the registered ID / password combination into a group identifier data string. To do.
The group definition information of the secret information configuration data applied to this process is information corresponding to the data pattern displayed on the input device 10.
These verification data may be generated sequentially, or may be generated in advance and stored in the storage unit.

In step S203, the authentication server 20 determines that the combination of the ID corresponding group identifier data string received in step S201 and the password corresponding group identifier data string received in step S202 is the ID and password stored in the storage unit by the authentication server 20. It is determined whether or not it matches the combination of collation group identifier data strings generated from the respective data of the combinations.

(Step S204)
Match determination processing in step S203, that is,
Whether there is a “combination data of a group identifier data string for collation” that matches the combination data of the “reception ID correspondence group identifier data string” received from the input device 10 and the “reception password correspondence group identifier data string” If it is confirmed in the determination process that there is a match, it is determined in step S204 that collation is established, and the process proceeds to step S205.
Note that “combination data of collation group identifier data string” means “collation ID corresponding group identifier data string” generated from combination data of registration ID and registration password and “password matching group identifier data string for collation” The combination data.

On the other hand, the match determination process in step S203, that is,
In the process of determining whether or not there is a “combination data of a group identifier data string for collation” that matches the combination data of the received “reception ID correspondence group identifier data string” and “received password correspondence group identifier data string”, If it is confirmed that there is no match, it is determined in step S204 that the verification is not established, and the process proceeds to step S206.

(Step S205)
If it is determined in step S204 that collation is established, in step S205, the authentication server 20 determines that user authentication is established, that is, the user who has input the group identifier data string is a valid user who knows the correct ID and password. .

(Step S206)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S204 that the verification is not established, in step S206, the authentication server 20 does not establish user authentication, that is, the user who inputs the group identifier data string does not know at least one of the correct registration ID and registration password. It is determined that the user is an unauthorized user.

In this series of processing, the user does not input the ID or password itself, and for example, even if the operation status is photographed by the camera during the ATM operation, the user does not know the ID or password.
In addition, even when an operation is performed using a keyboard, mouse, touch input, etc. with a PC or a portable terminal, secret information configuration data is not input, only a group identifier is input, and an ID or password It is possible to significantly reduce the possibility of leakage.

As described above, it is preferable that the data pattern of display data displayed on the display unit of the input device 10 for inputting secret information such as a password and ID, that is, group definition information is set to be changed sequentially. . That is, it is preferable to change the group setting of the secret information configuration data sequentially. In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the password is configured by six character strings including ten numbers 0 to 9 and 26 alphabets A to Z. The example shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and the setting of the secret information configuration data may include other characters, symbols, and the like, and the group identifier 52 can be set in various numbers, characters, symbols, and the like. The group setting can also be changed sequentially.
Further, in this example, the example in which the number of data constituting the password is 6 digits has been described, but various settings can be made for the number of data constituting the secret information.

An example of group definition information having settings different from the group definition information described with reference to FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the example shown in FIG. 8, the setting of the group identifier 52 is the same as the pattern shown in FIG. 2, but the data arrangement of the secret information configuration data 51 is different from the arrangement shown in FIG.
For example, by using the display data shown in FIG. 8, the same password as described with reference to FIG.
Password = 2014AB
Enter the group identifier corresponding to this password,
Input group identifier = 121122
It becomes.
This input is different from the input (241456) using the data pattern shown in FIG.
In this way, by changing the data pattern displayed on the input device, the group identifier input based on the same password of the user is changed, and it becomes possible to further increase the difficulty of analyzing confidential information by a third party. .

Note that the authentication server 20 needs to execute a matching process according to the data pattern displayed on the input device 10.
For example, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the authentication server 20 holds data pattern information displayed on the input device 10, that is, group definition information that is correspondence information between a group identifier and secret information configuration data in each pattern. The authentication server 20 selectively uses the same group definition information as the pattern presented to the input device 10 to generate a collation group identifier data string based on the registered secret information, and executes a collation process.

FIG. 10 is a display example of group definition information in which the secret information configuration data 51 and the group identifier 52 are set differently from the group definition information shown in FIG.
For example, by using the display data shown in FIG. 10, the same password as described with reference to FIG.
Password = 2014AB
Enter the group identifier corresponding to this password,
Input group identifier = BCBB99
It becomes.
This input is different from the input (241456) using the data pattern shown in FIG.
In this way, by changing the data pattern displayed on the input device, the group identifier input based on the same password of the user is changed, and it becomes possible to further increase the difficulty of analyzing confidential information by a third party. .

Furthermore, group definition information as shown in FIG. 11 can be set. In the group definition information shown in FIG. 11, the group identifier 52 a corresponds to data in one column of the secret information configuration data 51, as described with reference to FIG. 2 and others.
On the other hand, in the group identifier 52 b, each group identifier corresponds to data in one horizontal row of the secret information configuration data 51.
That is, one group identifier [2] of the group identifier 52b is an identifier set in association with the secret information configuration data {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.
The user is allowed to input the group identifier 52a, the group identifier 52b, and the group identifiers having these different settings arbitrarily.

For example, a password similar to that described with reference to FIG.
Password = 2014AB
One input example of the group identifier corresponding to this password is as follows.
Input group identifier = PQ28AQ
It becomes.
In this input data, P, 8, and A are identifiers selected from the group identifier 52a, and Q, 2, and Q are identifiers selected from the group identifier 52a.

The authentication server 20 receives these identifier data strings and performs an authentication process for determining whether or not secret information such as a user password is constituted by the data strings belonging to the respective identifiers.
If secret information such as a user password is configured by the data string belonging to the group identifier constituting the received group identifier data string, it is determined that authentication is established, and if the secret information is not configured, it is determined that authentication is not established.

Furthermore, group definition information having a display pattern as shown in FIG. 12 can also be used. In the display patterns described so far, the number of pieces of secret information configuration data associated with each group identifier is 6 and uniform. In the example shown in FIG. 12, the number of secret information configuration data associated with each group identifier is not uniform and is set to various numbers.
For example, the secret information configuration data associated with one identifier [U] of the group identifier 52a is two pieces of data {5, G}. On the other hand, the secret information configuration data associated with one identifier [4] of the group identifier 52b is eight data of {I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P}.
In this way, the number of secret information configuration data associated with each group identifier may not be uniform.
The secret information configuration data 51 displayed on the display unit of the input device 10 may be set to include invalid data such as characters and symbols that cannot be used as secret data configuration data.

In order to improve safety, it is preferable that the number of pieces of secret information configuration data associated with one group identifier is plural. However, it is not essential that the number of data of the secret information configuration data associated with each group identifier is plural. For example, the configuration is such that 10 group identifiers are set, and the number of secret information configuration data included in each of the 10 groups corresponding to the 10 group identifiers is set to various data numbers in the range of 1 to 8. Also good.

Furthermore, a configuration may be adopted in which the number of secret information configuration data is 0, or a group consisting only of invalid data is set. When the user designates a group identifier (invalid group identifier) that does not contain any secret information configuration data, in the authentication process, the invalid group identifier is treated as if the group identifier was not designated, and only the valid group identifier is used. It is also possible to handle such as selecting and performing authentication processing.

For example, in an input sequence of n valid group identifiers corresponding to n digits of secret information, m invalid group identifiers are input, and a total of (n + m) group identifiers (n valid group identifiers and m valid group identifiers). The user inputs an invalid group identifier.
The authentication server 20 first removes m invalid group identifiers from the received (n + m) group identifiers based on the group definition information. Next, collation processing is performed using n effective group identifiers. It is good also as a structure which performs an authentication process in such a procedure.

As described above, the secret information configuration data 51 area displayed on the display unit 50 may be configured to display data that does not permit the use of secret information as configuration data (invalid data). Furthermore, a group identifier corresponding to a group consisting only of invalid data may be set and handled as an invalid group identifier.

Furthermore, group definition information having a display pattern as shown in FIG. 13 can also be used. In the display patterns described so far, one secret information configuration data is set to be associated with one or two identifiers.
On the other hand, in the example shown in FIG. 13, for example, [3], which is one piece of the secret information configuration data 51, is recorded third from the left in the top row in the secret information configuration data 51, Furthermore, it is recorded in the second column from the right side of the second column.

As a group identifier corresponding to 3 which is the secret information configuration data,
Either [3] or [U] of the group identifier 52a or [2] or [Q] of the group identifier 52b can be input.

Even if any of [3], [U], [2], and [Q] is received as the group identifier received from the input device 10, the authentication server 20 converts the secret information configuration data belonging to these group identifiers to [ 3] can be confirmed.
The authentication server 20 can determine that the authentication is successful if the registration secret information can be generated from the group configuration data string selected by the group identifier data string received from the input device 10.
Note that the pattern shown in FIG. 13 is a pattern including not only letters and numbers but also symbols. As described above, various data can be included in the secret information configuration data.

As described above, various patterns can be used as data patterns to be displayed on the display unit of the input device 10. Further, as described above, it is preferable that the group definition information that the user refers to when inputting the group identifier in the input device 10 is sequentially updated to the group definition information having different group setting modes.
Note that the data processing unit of the authentication server 20 generates a collation group identifier data string using the same group definition information as the group definition information referred to by the user when inputting the group identifier.

As described above, the group definition information displayed on the display unit of the input device 10 and used in the authentication process in the authentication server 20 has the same pattern. However, it is preferable that the pattern is set to be switched and changed sequentially.
As the pattern change mode, for example, setting change of the arrangement of secret information configuration data, etc., setting change of group identifier configuration data, change of correspondence between groups of secret information configuration data and group identifiers, etc. A change process in which at least one of these is made different is possible. By such pattern change processing, the possibility of password leakage is further reduced, and security can be further improved.

Note that the update process of the group definition information may be executed under the control of the authentication server, or may be executed under the control of the input device. However, in any case, the authentication server 20 needs to grasp the group definition information displayed on the input device 10 when the user inputs the group identifier, and uses the same group definition information as the display information to register the registered secret information. A collation group identification data string based on the above is generated and collation processing is executed.

An example of a data pattern having a different group definition configuration will be described.
FIG. 14 shows an example of one group definition information displayed on the display unit 50 of the input device 10.
In the group definition information displayed on the display unit 50 shown in FIG. 14A, the data of the group identifier 52 or the background color of the data is set to a different color such as red, white, yellow, etc. Each of the data 51 is also set to the same color as the group identifier corresponding to the group to which each data belongs.

For example, the display color of each data in FIG. 14 is set as follows.
The secret information configuration data (1, 8, H, K, N, R) corresponding to the group 1 (G1) and the group identifier [1] are displayed in yellow.
The secret information configuration data (2, 5, 9, B, S, U, W) corresponding to the group 2 (G2) and the group identifier [2] are displayed in white.
The secret information configuration data (0, A, G, I, O, Y) corresponding to the group 3 (G3) and the group identifier [3] are displayed in red.
The secret information configuration data (3, 6, D, L, V, X) corresponding to the group 4 (G4) and the group identifier [4] are displayed in green.
The secret information configuration data (7, E, J, M, Q, I) corresponding to the group 5 (G5) and the group identifier [5] are displayed in blue.
The secret information composition data (4, C, F, P, Z) corresponding to the group 6 (G6) and the group identifier [6] are displayed in purple.

In this way, by displaying different colors for each group, group identification by the user can be facilitated.
In addition to the configuration in which the color display is different, a configuration in which group discrimination is facilitated by changing the display mode or pattern of characters and backgrounds is possible.
In this way, by displaying the group identifier 52 and the display color and display mode of the secret information configuration data 51 in units of groups, group identification by the user can be facilitated.

In addition, such a configuration has an advantage that the group setting can be changed only by changing the display color or display mode of either the group identifier 52 or the secret information configuration data 51.
For example, in the example shown in FIG. 14, the display colors of the

group identifiers

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are 1 = yellow, 2 = white, 3 = red, 4 = green, 5 = blue, 6 = Purple setting. If this setting is changed to, for example, 1 = red, 2 = green, 3 = yellow, 4 = purple, 5 = white, and 6 = blue, the group configuration data corresponding to each group can be changed.
Further, it is possible to freely change the group setting by changing the color scheme of each group configuration data 51 without changing the color scheme of the group identifier 52.

FIG. 15 is an example of group definition information in which specific characters and symbols are not displayed as group identifiers.
As shown in FIG. 15A, the display unit 50 of the input device 10 shows color-coded group identifiers 52 and group configuration data 51 as in FIG. 14A.
In the group identifier 52 shown in FIG. 15, characters such as 1 to 5 are not displayed.
The user discriminates the group using only the color information, and touches or clicks each color position of the group identifier 52 to input the group identifier.

Each color position of the group identifier 52 is associated with a code corresponding to the group identifier, and the user specifies by touching or clicking on any one of the color areas constituting the group identifier 52. Code information associated with the area is transmitted to the authentication server 20.

The authentication server 20 performs an authentication process on the code information string corresponding to the color order designated by the user by executing the same process as the above-described group identifier data string.
For example, the authentication server 20 stores group definition information including correspondence data between group correspondence code information and group configuration data as illustrated in FIG. 16 in the storage unit.
The authentication server 20 uses the correspondence data (group definition information) to convert the code information sequence received from the input device 10 into a code information sequence generated from the registered secret information using the same correspondence data (group definition information). It is determined whether or not they match, and if they match, it is determined that authentication has been established.

FIG. 17 shows an example of group definition information display on another input device 10.
The example shown in FIG. 17 is an example in which the group identifier display area is omitted.
In the example shown in FIG. 17, the display unit 50 displays the grouped secret information configuration data, that is, the group unit secret information configuration data 101.

In the example shown in FIG.
Group 1 (G1) includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 secret information configuration data.
Group 2 (G2) includes 7, 8, 9, 0, A, B secret information configuration data.
In this way, the group unit secret information configuration data 101 in which the secret information configuration data is set as a group unit block is displayed.

The user designates the group unit secret information configuration data 101 in units of groups. For example, one group is selected by touching or clicking the display area of the group unit secret information configuration data 101. The user selects groups by sequentially touching or clicking groups according to the data string of the secret information (password) of the user.
In the example shown in FIG. 17, the display unit 50 is a touch panel, and can be moved by sliding or scrolling the screen by the operation of the user's finger. Sequentially, data corresponding to different groups can be displayed.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a group designation process by the user, that is, an example of group identification information input.
FIG. 18A shows processing when the user selects group 2 (G2). The user touches or clicks the display area of group unit secret information configuration data 101 (G2) of group 2 (G2). To do. For example, instead of inputting password data = 7, 8, 9, 0, A, or B, the display area of group unit secret information configuration data 101 (G2) of group 2 (G2) is touched or clicked. . By this touch or click process, the input device 10 transmits group designation information (group identification information) corresponding to the group unit secret information configuration data 101 (G2) of the group 2 (G2), that is, code information, to the authentication server 20. To do.

FIG. 18B shows processing when the user selects group 5 (G5). The user touches or clicks the display area of group unit secret information configuration data 101 (G5) of group 5 (G5). To do. For example, instead of inputting password data = O, P, Q, R, S, or T, the display area of the group unit secret information configuration data 101 (G5) of group 5 (G5) is touched or clicked. . By this processing, code information corresponding to G5 is transmitted to the authentication server 20.

The authentication server 20 performs an authentication process on the code information string corresponding to the order of the group designated by the user by executing the same process as the above-described group identifier data string.
For example, the authentication server 20 stores correspondence data between group correspondence code information and group configuration data as shown in FIG. 19 in the storage unit.
The authentication server 20 uses the correspondence data (group definition information) to convert the code information sequence received from the input device 10 into a code information sequence generated from the registered secret information using the same correspondence data (group definition information). It is determined whether or not they match, and if they match, it is determined that authentication has been established.
It should be noted that authentication processing for simply determining whether or not secret information, for example, a password, can be configured based on the group configuration data corresponding to the code information sequence received from the input device 10, and determining that authentication has been established is possible. It is also possible to do this.

Further, as shown in FIG. 20, an input confirmation box 102 and a decision transmission button 103 may be set on the display unit 50 so that the user can input while confirming what digit of the secret information is entered. . After confirming the completion of the input of the predetermined number of digits, the user clicks the decision transmission button 103 or performs touch processing. The input device 10 transmits the input code string to the authentication server 20 after completion of these series of processes.

Further, it is also possible to input secret data configuration data included in each group without setting unique code information for each group and process the input data as group designation information (group identification information).
As shown in FIG. 21, when the user designates group 2 (G2), the secret information constituting data included in group 2 (G2), that is, any one of 7, 8, 9, 0, A, and B Enter one.
The input process is performed by, for example, touching or clicking any character area, or inputting via a keyboard.
The user selects groups in the order of password configuration data and designates arbitrary data in the selected group.

The input device 10 transmits the user input character string to the authentication server 20.
The authentication server 20 interprets the user's input character string as group designation information (= group identifier), and performs the same processing as the above-described group identifier data string on the character string designated by the user to perform authentication processing. Do.
For example, the authentication server 20 stores correspondence data between group designation information as shown in FIG. 22 and group configuration data in the storage unit.

In this example, the group designation information, which is group identification information, matches the group configuration data.
For example, when the user inputs any one of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, the input is determined as group 1 (G1) designation information, that is, group 1 group identification information.
The authentication server 20 uses the correspondence data (group definition information) shown in FIG. 22 to determine whether or not secret information such as a password can be configured by group configuration data corresponding to the data string received from the input device 10. If the configuration is possible, it is determined that the authentication is established.
Specifically, using the correspondence data (group definition information) shown in FIG. 22, the code information sequence received from the input device 10 is generated from the registered secret information using the same correspondence data (group definition information). It is determined whether or not it matches the information string.
In this configuration example, since the secret information configuration data itself functions as a group identifier, it is not necessary to set group identification information different from the secret information configuration data.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart for describing processing executed by the authentication server.
The example of the specific processing sequence of the authentication server has been described above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 6. FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating the processing executed by the authentication server 20 in a more general manner.

The process according to the flow shown in FIG. 23 can be executed under the control of a data processing unit having a CPU having a program execution function, for example, according to a program stored in the storage unit of the authentication server.
Hereinafter, the process of each step of the flow illustrated in FIG. 23 will be sequentially described.

(Step S301)
In step S 301, the authentication server 20 inputs the group designation information data string input by the user from the input device 10.
The group designation information is group identification information that is selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user on the input device 10, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each piece of configuration data of user-recognized secret information recognized by the user belongs. .

(Step S302)
Next, in step S302, the authentication server 20 generates a group designation information data string corresponding to the data string of the registration secret information based on the registration secret information such as the registration password.
The generated group designation information data string becomes a collation group designation information data string.
Note that the group definition information applied to the generation of the collation group designation information data string has the same setting as the group definition information used when the user inputs the group designation information with the input device 10.

(Step S303)
Next, in step S303, the authentication server 20 uses the “input group designation information data string” received from the input device 10 in step S301 and the “collation group designation information data string generated based on the registered secret information in step S302”. ”Is compared to execute a collation process to determine whether or not they match.

(Step S304)
If a match is confirmed in the matching determination process between the “input group designation information data string” in step S303 and the “collation group designation information data string” generated based on the registered secret information, matching is established in step S304. And the process proceeds to step S305. On the other hand, if no match is confirmed, it is determined in step S304 that collation is not established, and the process proceeds to step S306.

(Step S305)
If it is determined in step S304 that the verification is established, in step S305, the authentication server 20 is a valid user who has established user authentication, that is, the user who has input the group designation information data string knows secret information such as a correct password. Is determined.

(Step S306)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S304 that the verification is not established, in step S306, the authentication server 20 determines that the user authentication is not established, that is, the user who inputs the group designation information data string is an unauthorized user who does not know the secret information such as a correct password. Judge that there is.

In this series of processes, the user does not input secret information such as a password, and the secret information (password) is not known even if, for example, the operation status is photographed by the camera during ATM operation. In addition, even when performing keyboard input with a PC or mobile terminal, specification with a cursor using a mouse, etc., or specification with a touch operation, secret information configuration data such as a password is not directly input or specified, The possibility of password leakage can be significantly reduced.

In the flow shown in FIG. 23, the group designation information data string input by the user and the group designation information data string for collation are sequentially collated from the first group designation information to the nth group designation information. is there.
That is, for example, when the secret information is composed of n pieces of data, the “input group designation information data string” and the “collation group designation information data string” generated based on the registered secret information are the first to nth The condition for matching is that all of the above match.

It should be noted that such a rigorous process is not performed, for example, a set of group designation information included in the “input group designation information data string” input by the user and “matching group designation information data generated based on the registered secret information” It is also possible to perform processing in which matching with the set of group designation information included in the “column” is a requirement for collation establishment.

The flowchart shown in FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining a processing sequence when such processing is performed.

The process according to the flow shown in FIG. 24 can be executed under the control of a data processing unit having a CPU having a program execution function, for example, according to a program stored in the storage unit of the authentication server.
Hereinafter, the process of each step of the flow shown in FIG. 24 will be sequentially described.

(Step S321)
In step S 321, the authentication server 20 inputs the group designation information data string input by the user from the input device 10.
The group designation information to be input is group identification information that is selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user on the input device 10, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each piece of configuration data of user-recognized secret information recognized by the user belongs. Is done.

(Step S322)
Next, in step S322, the authentication server 20 generates a group designation information data string corresponding to the data string of the registration secret information based on the registration secret information such as the registration password.
The generated group designation information data string becomes a collation group designation information data string.
The group definition information applied to the generation of the collation group designation information data string has the same setting as the group definition used when the user inputs the group designation information with the input device 10.

(Step S323)
Next, in step S323, the authentication server 20 generates based on the set of group designation information constituting the “input group designation information data string” received from the input device 10 in step S321 and the registered secret information in step S322. A set of group designation information that constitutes the “collation group designation information data string” is compared and a collation process is performed to determine whether or not they match.

In the comparison processing between the sets, the order of the group designation information constituting the “input group designation information data string” and the “collation group designation information data string” is not considered, and the group designation information included in each data string is not considered. Only determine if the elements match.

(Step S324)
Comparison between sets in step S323, that is, group designation information constituting the "input group designation information data string" and group designation information constituting the "collation group designation information data string" generated based on the registered secret information In the information set comparison process, if the two sets match, it is determined in step S324 that collation is established, and the process proceeds to step S325. On the other hand, if no match is confirmed, it is determined in step S324 that collation is not established, and the process proceeds to step S326.

(Step S325)
If it is determined in step S324 that collation is established, in step S325, the authentication server 20 is a valid user who has established user authentication, that is, the user who has input the group designation information data string knows secret information such as a correct password. Is determined.

(Step S326)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S324 that the verification is not established, in step S326, the authentication server 20 determines that the user authentication is not established, that is, the user who inputs the group designation information data string is an unauthorized user who does not know the secret information such as a correct password. Judge that there is.

Further, when this process is performed, the user does not need to input the group designation information of the group corresponding to the configuration data of the secret information in the order of the configuration data of the secret information, and can input it randomly.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining a processing sequence in the input apparatus 10.
The processing according to the flow shown in FIG. 25 is executed under the control of a data processing unit having a CPU having a program execution function, for example, according to a program stored in the storage unit of the input device.
Alternatively, it is executed under the control of the authentication server 20 capable of communicating with the input device 10 and under the control of a data processing unit having a CPU having a program execution function according to a program stored in the storage unit of the authentication server.

Hereinafter, the processing of each step of the flow shown in FIG. 25 will be described sequentially.

(Step S401)
In step S 401, display data is displayed on the display unit of the input device 10.
The display data is group definition information that makes it possible to identify a group to which each piece of secret information configuration data belongs, and is data that allows the grouped secret information configuration data to be specified in units of groups.

(Step S402)
Next, the data string of the group identification information input by the user via the input unit is output to an authentication device such as the authentication server 20.

The group identification information input via the input unit and output to the authentication device is group identification information selected according to the group definition information displayed on the display unit, and each of the configuration data of the user recognition secret information recognized by the user is This is group identification information of the group to which it belongs.

In the above processing example, the information input in the input device 10 is transmitted to the authentication server 20 via the network and the authentication process is performed. However, the authentication device may be configured to execute the authentication process by the input device 10 itself. Good.
In this case, the process of step S402 outputs the data string of the group designation information input by the user to the authentication processing unit in the input device 10 without transmitting it to the authentication server 20, and the authentication processing unit performs the authentication process. Execute. This authentication process is the same as the process according to the flow described with reference to FIGS. 23 and 24, for example.

The input device 10 includes a display unit that displays the display data displayed in step S401 described above, that is, the group definition information that makes it possible to identify the group to which each of the secret information configuration data belongs.
As described above, the group definition information can be set in various patterns, and it is preferable to display the group definition information with different settings sequentially on the display unit.
This display data is grasped by the execution unit of the authentication process, and in the verification process, the verification process is performed using the same group definition information as the displayed group definition information.

The input device 10 has an input unit for inputting group designation information or a group identifier in addition to the above display unit. The input unit can be configured with a touch panel, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The user inputs the group identification information of the group to which each of the configuration data of the user recognition secret information recognized by the user belongs through the input unit.
In addition, the input device 10 includes an output unit or a communication unit that outputs identification information to the authentication server 20 or the authentication processing unit for groups input via the input unit.
The group identification information output by the input device 10 is data used as data for determination processing as to whether or not the user who is the data input person knows the registered secret information.

The process executed in the input device is executed under the control of a data processing unit having a CPU having a program execution function, for example, according to a program stored in the storage unit of the input device.
As described above, it is preferable that the data displayed on the display unit of the input device 10 be sequentially different data patterns having different group definitions. Specifically, at least one of setting change of the arrangement of the secret information configuration data, etc., setting change of the group identifier configuration data, or setting change of the correspondence relationship between the group of the secret information configuration data and the group identifier The group definition information with different settings is changed and displayed sequentially.

Finally, with reference to FIG. 26, a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus constituting the input device 10 and the authentication server 20 will be described.

The input device 10 and the authentication server 20 can be configured by an information processing device having the configuration shown in FIG. 26, for example.
A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201 functions as a data processing unit that executes various processes according to a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202 or a storage unit 208. For example, the process according to the flowchart demonstrated in each Example mentioned above is performed. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 203 stores programs executed by the CPU 201, data, and the like. These CPU 201, ROM 202, and RAM 203 are connected to each other by a bus 204.

The CPU 201 is connected to an input / output interface 205 via a bus 204. The input / output interface 205 is used to input data 206 to an input unit 206 including various switches, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and a microphone, a display, a speaker, and an external device. An output unit 207 is connected. The CPU 201 executes various processes corresponding to the input data from the input unit 206 and outputs the processing results to the output unit 207, for example.

The storage unit 208 connected to the input / output interface 205 includes, for example, a hard disk, and stores programs executed by the CPU 201 and various data. A communication unit (input / output unit) 209 functions as a transmission / reception unit for data communication via various networks such as the Internet, a local area network, and a secure network, and communicates with an external device.

The drive 210 connected to the input / output interface 205 drives a removable medium 211 such as a semiconductor memory such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a memory card, and executes data recording or reading.

The embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to specific embodiments. However, it is obvious that those skilled in the art can make modifications and substitutions of the embodiments without departing from the gist of the present disclosure. In other words, the present invention has been disclosed in the form of exemplification, and should not be interpreted in a limited manner. In order to determine the gist of the present disclosure, the claims should be taken into consideration.

Further, the series of processes described in the specification can be executed by hardware, software, or a combined configuration of both. When executing processing by software, the program recording the processing sequence is installed in a memory in a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware and executed, or the program is executed on a general-purpose computer capable of executing various processing. It can be installed and run. For example, the program can be recorded in advance on a recording medium. In addition to being installed on a computer from a recording medium, the program can be received via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet and installed on a recording medium such as a built-in hard disk.

In addition, the various processes described in the specification are not only executed in time series according to the description, but may be executed in parallel or individually according to the processing capability of the apparatus that executes the processes or as necessary. Further, in this specification, the system is a logical set configuration of a plurality of devices, and the devices of each configuration are not limited to being in the same casing.

As described above, according to the configuration of an embodiment of the present disclosure, secret information input and authentication processing with reduced possibility of leakage of secret information such as a password is realized.
Specifically, user authentication is performed based on collation processing between user input data for the input device and collation data. The user input data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of the group to which each of the configuration data of the user recognition secret information belongs. The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of the group to which each of the configuration data of the registered secret information belongs. Whether or not the authentication device is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to whether or not the group identification information included in the user input data matches the group identification information included in the verification data Determine.
With this configuration, secret information input and authentication processing with reduced possibility of leakage of secret information such as a password is realized.

10 Input device 11 ATM
12 PC
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Mobile terminal 20 Authentication server 30 Network 50 Display part 51 Secret information structure data 52 Group identifier 102 Input confirmation box 103 Determination transmission button 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 Bus 205 Input / Output Interface 206 Input Unit 207 Output Unit 208 Storage Unit 209 Communication Unit 210 Drive 211 Removable Media

Claims

A data processing unit that performs a verification process between user input data and verification data and performs user authentication based on the verification result,
The user input data is group identification information selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of user recognition secret information recognized by the user belongs,
The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of registered secret information belongs,
The data processing unit
Information for determining whether or not the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to the degree of coincidence between the group identification information included in the user input data and the group identification information included in the verification data Processing equipment.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the group definition information is information that makes it possible to identify a group to which each piece of secret information configuration data belongs.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the group definition information is group definition information having a setting including a plurality of pieces of secret information configuration data in each group.
The data processing unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the group definition information that can be referred to by a user is updated to different group definition information having different settings.
The user input data includes a group identification information data sequence in which group identification information of groups to which the configuration data of the user recognition secret information belongs is arranged in the order of the configuration data of the user recognition secret information,
The verification data is a verification group identification information data sequence in which group identification information of groups to which each of the configuration data of the registration secret information belongs is arranged in the order of the configuration data of the registration secret information,
The data processing unit
A request for determining that the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered confidential information when it is confirmed that the group identification information data sequence included in the user input data matches the group identification information data sequence for verification. Item 4. The information processing apparatus according to Item 1.
The user input data is a set of group identification information configured by group identification information of a group to which each configuration data of the user-recognized secret information belongs,
The verification data is a set of verification group identification information configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of the registered secret information belongs,
The data processing unit
A legitimate user who knows the registered secret information when it is confirmed that the constituent elements of the group identification information set included in the user input data match the constituent elements of the collation group identification information set. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is determined to be.
A display unit that displays group definition information that enables identification of the group to which each of the secret information configuration data belongs;
In accordance with the group definition information, an input unit that inputs group identification information selected by the user;
An output unit that outputs group identification information input via the input unit to an authentication processing unit;
The group identification information that is input via the input unit and output to the authentication processing unit is group identification information that is selected according to the group definition information, and to which each of the configuration data of user-recognized secret information recognized by the user belongs Information processing apparatus that is group identification information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the output unit outputs group identification information input via the input unit to an authentication apparatus connected via a network.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the group identification information is data applied to a determination process of whether or not a user who is a data input person knows registration secret information.
The group identification information output to the authentication processing unit is applied to a verification process with the verification data executed in the authentication processing unit,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each configuration data of registered secret information belongs. .
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the group definition information is information that enables identification of a group to which each piece of secret information configuration data belongs.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the group definition information is group definition information having a setting including a plurality of pieces of secret information configuration data in each group.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display unit sequentially switches and displays different group definition information having different settings.
The information processing apparatus further includes:
A data processing unit that performs a verification process between user input data and verification data and performs user authentication based on the verification result,
The user input data is group identification information selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of user recognition secret information recognized by the user belongs,
The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of registered secret information belongs,
The data processing unit
A request for determining whether or not the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to the degree of coincidence between the group identification information included in the user input data and the group identification information included in the verification data. Item 8. The information processing device according to Item 7.
An information processing system having an input device and an authentication device,
The input device is:
A display unit that displays group definition information that enables identification of the group to which each of the secret information configuration data belongs;
In accordance with the group definition information, an input unit that inputs group identification information selected by the user;
An output unit that outputs group identification information input via the input unit to an authentication device;
The authentication device
A data processing unit for performing user authentication data for the input device and verification processing for verification data, and performing user authentication based on the verification result;
The user input data is group identification information selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of user recognition secret information recognized by the user belongs,
The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of registered secret information belongs,
The data processing unit
Information for determining whether or not the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to the degree of coincidence between the group identification information included in the user input data and the group identification information included in the verification data Processing system.
16. The information processing system according to claim 15, wherein the group definition information is information that makes it possible to identify a group to which each piece of secret information configuration data belongs.
The information processing system according to claim 15, wherein the group definition information is group definition information having a setting including a plurality of pieces of secret information configuration data in each group.
The data processing unit of the authentication device is
The information processing system according to claim 15, wherein the group definition information displayed on the display unit of the input device is updated to different group definition information having different settings.
The user input data includes a group identification information data sequence in which group identification information of groups to which the configuration data of the user recognition secret information belongs is arranged in the order of the configuration data of the user recognition secret information,
The verification data is a verification group identification information data sequence in which group identification information of groups to which each of the configuration data of the registration secret information belongs is arranged in the order of the configuration data of the registration secret information,
The data processing unit
A request for determining that the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered confidential information when it is confirmed that the group identification information data sequence included in the user input data matches the group identification information data sequence for verification. Item 16. The information processing system according to Item 15.
The user input data is a set of group identification information configured by group identification information of a group to which each configuration data of the user-recognized secret information belongs,
The verification data is a set of verification group identification information configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of the registered secret information belongs,
The data processing unit
A legitimate user who knows the registered secret information when it is confirmed that the constituent elements of the group identification information set included in the user input data match the constituent elements of the collation group identification information set. The information processing system according to claim 15, wherein the information processing system is determined to be.
An information processing method executed in an information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes a data processing unit that performs a verification process between user input data and verification data, and performs user authentication based on a verification result;
The user input data is group identification information selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of user recognition secret information recognized by the user belongs,
The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of registered secret information belongs,
The data processing unit
Information for determining whether or not the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to the degree of coincidence between the group identification information included in the user input data and the group identification information included in the verification data Processing method.
An information processing method executed in an information processing apparatus,
A display step for displaying, on the display unit, group definition information that makes it possible to identify a group to which each of the secret information configuration data belongs;
The output unit executes a step of outputting group identification information input via the input unit to the authentication processing unit,
The group identification information that is input via the input unit and output to the authentication processing unit is group identification information that is selected according to the group definition information, and to which each of the configuration data of user-recognized secret information recognized by the user belongs Information processing method which is group identification information.
A program for executing information processing in an information processing apparatus;
The information processing apparatus includes a data processing unit that performs a verification process between user input data and verification data, and performs user authentication based on a verification result;
The user input data is group identification information selected according to group definition information that can be referred to by the user, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of user recognition secret information recognized by the user belongs,
The verification data is group identification information selected according to the group definition information, and is configured by group identification information of a group to which each of the configuration data of registered secret information belongs,
The program is stored in the data processing unit.
A process of determining whether or not the user is a legitimate user who knows the registered secret information according to the degree of coincidence between the group identification information included in the user input data and the group identification information included in the verification data A program that executes
A program for causing an information processing apparatus to execute information processing,
A display step of causing the display unit to display group definition information capable of identifying the group to which each of the secret information configuration data belongs; and
A program for causing the output unit to execute a step of causing the authentication processing unit to output group identification information input via the input unit,
The group identification information that is input via the input unit and output to the authentication processing unit is group identification information that is selected according to the group definition information, and to which each of the configuration data of user-recognized secret information recognized by the user belongs A program that is group identification information.