Individual authentication apparatus, individual authentication method, and computer program

An individual authentication processing method of performing individual authentication, comprising:

• a step of obtaining normal operation information from normally operating, by a user, input means of an information processing apparatus;
• a step of extracting an individual's operation characteristic information from the normal operation information and capable of checking the individual's extracted operation characteristic information against a registered user's operation characteristic information stored in storage means every time the normal operation information is obtained;
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• a step of generating, on the basis of a result of the checking processing, permission information for determining whether or not to permit the processing in accordance with user operation of the input means to be performed on the information processing apparatus and outputting the generated permission information to the information processing apparatus.

A computer program for performing individual authentication, comprising:

• a step of obtaining normal operation information from normally operating, by a user, input means of an information processing apparatus;
• a step of extracting an individual's operation characteristic information from the normal operation information and capable of checking the individual's extracted operation characteristic information against a registered user's operation characteristic information stored in storage means every time the normal operation information is obtained;
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• a step of generating, on the basis of a result of the checking processing, permission information for determining whether or not to permit the processing in accordance with user operation of the input means to be performed on the information processing apparatus and outputting the generated permission information to the information processing apparatus.