METHOD FOR CONFIRMING ON-LINE AUTHENTICATION IN INTERNET SHOPPING

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for enabling a user to confirm the reliability of a provider providing an internet shopping, on-line. SOLUTION: An authentication ID is attached to the URL of the virtual store 22a of a provider A providing the internet shopping and is stored in the database 32 of an authentication management base 30. An authentication banner and the authentication ID issued by the base 30 are displayed on the virtual store 22a of the provider A providing Internet shopping. The authentication confirming server 31 of the base 30 transmits URL information corresponding to the authentication ID together with retrieval date and hour and a reference number to user from the database 31 in such a manner that the user retrieves the URL information of the store 22a of the provider A receiving authentication from the server 31 of the base 30 on the basis of the authentication ID on the store 22a.