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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2021
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Kaga, Tokyo, JP;
Kenta Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Fujio, Tokyo, JP;
Wataru Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiko Yasumura, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An authentication apparatus holds: a combination of a concealment template generated from a secret key and biometric information through use of biometric cryptography and encrypted identity verification information obtained by encrypting identity verification information through use of the secret key; and biometric information on a user, and is configured to: extract the secret key from the concealment template through use of the biometric information on the user; acquire the identity verification information by decrypting the encrypted identity verification information through use of the extracted secret key; and verify identity of the user based on the acquired identity verification information.