摘要 |
A service providing method which uses a user terminal, a service providing apparatus, and an authentication apparatus is disclosed. In the method, authentication data is generated and encrypted by using an encryption key which is stored in the user terminal. The encrypted authentication data is transmitted from the authentication apparatus to the user terminal through the service providing apparatus. The encrypted authentication data is decrypted in the user terminal by using the encryption key. The decrypted authentication data is returned to the authentication apparatus through the service providing apparatus, and an authentication is executed in the authentication apparatus by comparing the decrypted authentication data transmitted from the user terminal with the authentication data before encryption. The service providing apparatus provides a service to the user in accordance with a result of the authentication. |