Smoking device with authentication means

A receiving device for an aerosol-generating system, the receiving device comprising:

• a communication interface configured to communicatively couple the receiving device with an aerosol-generating device of the aerosol-generating system, the aerosol-generating device having a locked state in which the aerosol-generating device is prohibited from generating aerosol and an unlocked state in which the aerosol-generating device is permitted to generate aerosol;
• and
• a control arrangement with at least one biometric sensor configured to authenticate a user of the receiving device based on sensing at least one biometric feature of the user,
• wherein the control arrangement is configured to transmit an authentication signal to the aerosol-generating device to configure the aerosol-generating device into the locked state or into the unlocked state, the authentication signal being indicative of a successful authentication of the user at the receiving device or of an unsuccessful authentication of the user at the receiving device.

An aerosol-generating device for an aerosol-generating system, the aerosol-generating device comprising:

• a communication interface configured to communicatively couple the aerosol-generating device with a receiving device of the aerosol-generating system,
• wherein the aerosol-generating device is configured to receive, via the communication interface, an authentication signal from the receiving device, the authentication signal being indicative of a successful or an unsuccessful authentication of the user at the receiving device using a biometric sensor at the receiving device, and
• wherein the aerosol-generating device has a locked state in which the aerosol-generating device is prohibited from generating aerosol and an unlocked state in which the aerosol-generating device is permitted to generate aerosol;
• and
• a control circuitry configured to enter the aerosol-generating device into the locked state or into the unlocked state based on the authentication signal received from the receiving device.