Patent ID: 8782760
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An authentication system, comprising: an authentication server comprising a memory that stores authentication information to be used for authentication and a processor coupled to the memory of the authentication server; a plurality of sub-authentication server comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory of the sub-authentication server; a terminal comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory of the terminal, and a management terminal comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor of the authentication server executes a process comprising the processor of the authentication server and/or the processor of the sub-authentication server executes a process comprising transmitting identification information to identify the sub-authentication server to which the authentication information is transmitted by the authentication server, to the terminal that transmits the authentication request, the memory of the terminal the processor of the terminal executes a process comprising the memory of the sub-authentication server the processor of the sub-authentication server executes a process comprising authenticating the transmission origin of the authentication request using the authentication information stored in the memory of the sub-authentication server, when receiving the authentication request, and the processor of the authentication server and/or the management terminal further executes a process comprising