On-vehicle authentication apparatus, authentication method and storage medium

An authentication method comprising:

• by a computer,
• acquiring information indicating a content of a manipulation on a vehicle from a detection unit mounted on the vehicle;
• determining whether a predetermined collaborative manipulation executable by two or more manipulators is performed on the basis of acquired information;
• and
• executing a registration process of registering an electronic key of the vehicle in an on-vehicle authentication apparatus or an invalidation process of invalidating the electronic key registered in the on-vehicle authentication apparatus in a case that the collaborative manipulation is determined to be performed.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a program, comprising:

• causing a computer to acquire information indicating a content of a manipulation on a vehicle from a detection unit mounted on the vehicle;
• causing the computer to determine whether a predetermined collaborative manipulation executable by two or more manipulators is performed on the basis of acquired information;
• and
• causing the computer to execute a registration process of registering an electronic key of the vehicle in an on-vehicle authentication apparatus or an invalidation process of invalidating the electronic key registered in the on-vehicle authentication apparatus, in a case that the collaborative manipulation is determined to be performed.