AUTHENTICATION KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION KEY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a procedure associated with management of an authentication key used to utilize facilities.SOLUTION: An authentication key management system manages an authentication key held at a holding unit and having identification information so that the authentication key is given to a user who continuously utilizes facilities and the given authentication key is rented to a user who temporarily utilizes the facilities. A key specification unit specifies the authentication key given from the holding unit from identification information on the authentication key held at the holding unit. A right imparting information storage unit stores right imparting information showing the right to utilize the facilities for each authentication key in association with identification information on the authentication key. A right control unit stores the right imparting information corresponding to the specified authentication key as the key specification unit specifies the authentication key after the authentication key is given from the holding unit at a request made by the user who continuously utilize the facilities, in the right imparting information storage unit in association with the identification information on the authentication key.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1