Personal identification terminal and method having selectable identification means or identification levels

A server that is connected to a personal identification terminal, comprising:

• a score log storing portion for storing a log of a score or a hash value of the score that was added to information of a result of identification received from the personal identification terminal;
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• a processing portion for deciding that identification is failed when the same score value continues several times in accordance with the log of the score or the hash value of the score read out of the score log storing portion despite the result of the identification received from the personal identification terminal.

A computer program that is installed in a personal identification terminal having a plurality of identification means or a plurality of identification levels that are selectable for use, the computer program makes a processor of the personal identification terminal execute the process comprising the steps of:

• selecting one of the plural identification means or one of the identification levels in accordance with identification means/level setting information that is received from a server every time when receiving a request for identification from the server;
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• sending used means/level information that indicates one of the identification means or one of the identification levels that was used for the real identification to the server in a format that enables detection of an alteration thereof together with a result of the identification.

A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program that is installed in a personal identification terminal having a plurality of identification means or a plurality of identification levels that are selectable for use, the computer program makes a processor of the personal identification terminal execute the process comprising the steps of:

• selecting one of the plural identification means or one of the identification levels in accordance with identification means/level setting information that is received from a server every time when receiving a request for identification from the server;
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• sending used means/level information that indicates one of the identification means or one of the identification levels that was used for the real identification to the server in a format that enables detection of an alteration thereof together with a result of the identification.