Methods, devices and systems for anti-counterfeiting authentication

An anti-counterfeiting authentication method implemented by a terminal device to be authenticated, comprising:

• receiving, from a server, an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n,
• sending, to the server, a call request for initiating the i-th authentication step, based on the encrypted message;
• and
• receiving, from the server, an indication indicating an authentication failure or an authentication success.

A server, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• generate an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n;
• send the encrypted message to a terminal device to be authenticated;
• receive, from the terminal device, a call request for initiating the i-th authentication step;
• execute the i-th authentication step if the call request is initiated based on the encrypted message;
• if the i-th authentication step succeeds and i is less than n, increase i by one and repeat the generating of an encrypted message;
• if the i-th authentication step fails, send an indication to the terminal device indicating an authentication failure;
• and
• if the i-th authentication step succeeds and i equals to n, send an indication to the terminal device indicating an authentication success.

A terminal device to be authenticated, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive, from a server, an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n,
• send, to the server, a call request for initiating the i-th authentication step, based on the encrypted message;
• and
• receive, from the server, an indication indicating an authentication failure or an authentication success.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a server, cause the server to perform an anti-counterfeiting authentication method comprising:

• generating an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n;
• sending the encrypted message to a terminal device to be authenticated;
• receiving a call request sent from the terminal device for initiating the i-th authentication step;
• executing the i-th authentication step if the call request is initiated based on the encrypted message;
• if the i-th authentication step succeeds and i is less than n, increasing i by one, and repeating the generating of an encrypted message;
• if the i-th authentication step fails, sending an indication to the terminal device indicating an authentication failure;
• and
• if the i-th authentication step succeeds and i equals to n, sending an indication to the terminal device indicating an authentication success.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a terminal device to be authenticated, cause the terminal device to perform an anti-counterfeiting authentication method comprising:

• receiving, from a server, an encrypted message corresponding to an i-th authentication step, wherein the i-th authentication step is one of n authentication steps arranged in a predetermined order, and 1≦i≦n;
• sending, to the server, a call request for initiating the i-th authentication step, based on the encrypted message;
• and
• receiving, from the server, an indication indicating an authentication failure or an authentication.