Authentication management device and authentication management method

Abstract

An authentication management device includes an authenticator unit, a manager unit, and a verifier unit. The authenticator unit is configured to check an authentication status of a user of a vehicle and an authorization status of an operation related to the vehicle based on an authentication information of the user and an authorization information of the operation in response to an operation request given by the user, and transmit the operation request to a functional unit configured to realize the operation upon confirming that the user has been authenticated and the operation has been authorized. The verifier unit is configured notify the manager unit of a receipt of an invalid request upon determining that the operation request is invalid. Upon being notified of the receipt of the invalid request, the manager unit changes at least one of the authentication information or the authorization information corresponding to an invalid requester user.