Distributed authentication system and communication control apparatus

Abstract

Provided is a distributed authentication system and a communication control apparatus which allow a user to use a service with retained security. The distributed authentication system includes: a terminal; a communication control apparatus; and a server for distributing a service, the terminal, the communication control apparatus, and the server being connected to one another through a communication network, the communication control apparatus controlling communication between the terminal and the server, and in the system: the communication control apparatus includes a judgment module for judging whether to approve an access request from the terminal to the server; and the judgment module calculates a security level for the access request, requests the terminal to retrieve detailed information corresponding to the calculated security level, and approves the access request by authenticating the terminal of an access request source based on the detailed information received from the terminal.

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