JP2005128820A - Interactive authentication system, and program executed by computer of authentication server of interactive authentication system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interactive authentication system capable of determining whether a user of a user side terminal is an automatic robot or not, and deciding whether the user is an expert having expert knowledge or not, and to provide a program executed by a computer of an authentication server of the interactive authentication system. <P>SOLUTION: A server side storage device provided in the authentication server has an in-common-knowledge-range answerable question (a question 1.) and an in-common-knowledge-range unanswerable questions (a question 2. and a question 3.). The in-common-knowledge-range answerable question (the question 1.) and the in-common-knowledge-range unanswerable question (the question 2. and the question 3.) are transmitted to the user side terminal from the authentication server to an access request to a prescribed portion of the server from the user side terminal via the Internet. When answering the in-common-knowledge-range unanswerable questions (the question 2. and the question 3.), the authentication server side recognizes the effect that the user of the user side terminal is the automatic robot. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an interactive authentication system and a program to be executed by a computer of an authentication server of the interactive authentication system, and more particularly, an automated robot from a user terminal connected to a server via a network such as the Internet, or a predetermined program The present invention relates to an interactive authentication system provided with a security system that prevents a non-human user having specialized knowledge from illegally accessing a server, and a program to be executed by a computer of an authentication server of the interactive authentication system.

  In recent years, with the development of networks such as the Internet, it is possible to access a desired server from a user terminal connected to the server via a network such as the Internet, or to perform a questionnaire vote on the server. It is becoming possible. In addition, a search engine automatically circulates on the Internet to search for sites on the Internet.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-342281 describes an interactive personal authentication system. In the system described in this publication, the authentication server automatically creates an authentication question based on information known only to the user who wants to access the server, and transmits it to the user terminal. Then, based on the answer from the user, it is determined whether or not the user is a predetermined person.
JP 2002-342281 A (pages 5-7, FIGS. 1-2)

  However, in questionnaire voting, human users do not vote from the terminal on the user's side, so-called automated robots may access the server many times to vote and prevent fair questionnaire voting. . In such a case, it has been extremely difficult to determine whether the user of the user side terminal is a human or an automated robot from the server side. Here, an automated robot refers to a computer or the like that is connected to a user side terminal or constitutes a user terminal, automatically accesses a predetermined server, and automatically conducts polling, etc. , Programmed user agents and the like. A user agent means a Web browser, and includes, for example, Internet Explorer from Microsoft Corporation.

  Here, for example, it is conceivable to confirm whether or not the user is a human by authentication with a user ID and a password. Once the user agent has been programmed so that it can be transmitted, when such a programmed user agent, that is, an automated robot, has voted, the user at the user terminal is human from the server side. I can't figure out what it is.

  In addition, some sites on the network such as the Internet do not like being accessed by automatic patrol by a search engine. However, access by a human user is permitted and such a search is performed. It was extremely difficult to prevent access by the engine, as in the case of questionnaire voting.

  In addition, there are sites that do not like being accessed by users who have general knowledge and want to allow access only to experts who have specific specialized knowledge. In such a case, it was difficult to permit access to the expert and to prevent access to others.

  Therefore, the present invention determines whether the user of the user terminal is a human or an automated robot, and determines whether the user is an expert having specific specialized knowledge. An object of the present invention is to provide an interactive authentication system that can be executed, and a program that is executed by a computer of an authentication server of the interactive authentication system.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an interactive authentication system comprising a user side terminal and an authentication server connected to the user side terminal via a network, the authentication server comprising: Server-side storage means for storing a question to be transmitted to the user terminal and an answer to the question, and a server to transmit the question to the user-side terminal via the network Transmitting means; server-side receiving means for receiving an answer returned from the user-side terminal in response to the questionnaire; collating means for matching the answer to the questionnaire with the answer; Determination means for determining whether or not the user who is a reply to the answer is a human based on the result of the collation by the collation means, and if the question is a human having knowledge within a common sense range Answer possible A question that can be answered within the common sense range, and a question that cannot be answered if the person has knowledge within the common sense range and cannot answer the question, and the server-side transmission means is provided on the user terminal side. The user side terminal receives the question item transmitted from the authentication server via the network, and includes at least the question that cannot be answered within the common sense range. Means for presenting the received questionnaire to the user of the terminal on the user side, input means for inputting an answer to the question, and the answer input from the input means via the network A terminal-side transmission means for sending a reply to the authentication server, wherein the determination means receives an answer to the unanswerable question within the common sense range from the user-side terminal via the network. When the, offering interactive authentication system determines that the user is a responder of the answer is automated robots.

  Here, the server-side storage means stores a question-answer creation command for causing the user to create a new question and answer, and the server-side transmission means receives the question-answer creation command via the network. The server side receiving means receives a new question and a new answer from the one user terminal via the network, and the server side transmitting means receives from the one user terminal. The received new question is transmitted to the other user terminal via the network, and the new answer from the one user terminal and the new question from the other user terminal If the returned answer is the same, the server-side storage means preferably includes a question answer storage means for storing the new question and answer received from the one user terminal as the question item and the answer. .

  Further, if the new answer from the one user terminal and the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal are not the same, the one user terminal and the other It is preferable to provide an access denial means for denying access from the user terminal.

  Alternatively, if the new answer from the one user terminal is not the same as the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal, the server-side transmission means Through the network, the server side receiving means transmits a second new question and a second new question from the one user terminal via the network. The server side transmission means transmits the second new question received from the one user terminal to the other user terminal via the network, and the question answer storage means comprises: If the second new answer from the one user terminal is identical to the answer returned from the other user terminal in response to the second new question, the server-side storage means The second new question and answer received from the one user terminal And it is preferably stored as the answer.

  Alternatively, if the new answer from the one user terminal is not the same as the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal, the server-side transmission means To the user terminal and the other user terminal including at least the unanswerable question within the common sense range in the question items, and the determination means is configured such that the server-side receiving means is connected to the one user side. When an answer to the unanswerable question within the common sense range is received from the terminal or the other user terminal via the network, it is determined that the user who is a reply to the answer is an automated robot, and the determination Preferably, an access refusal means is provided for refusing access from the user terminal used by the user when the means determines that the user is an automated robot.

  In addition, a correct answer rate calculating means for calculating a correct answer rate for an answerable question within the common sense range is provided, and when the correct answer rate falls below a predetermined value, the server side storage means stores the one common sense answer. It is preferable to have an erasing means for erasing questions within the range that can be answered.

  The present invention also provides an interactive authentication system comprising a user side terminal and an authentication server connected to the user side terminal via a network, the authentication server being connected to the user terminal. Server-side storage means for storing a question for sending and an answer to the question, server-side sending means for sending the question to the user terminal via the network, and the question A server-side receiving means for receiving an answer returned from the user-side terminal for the item, a matching means for matching the answer to the question with the answer, and the matching means A judgment means for judging whether or not the user who is a replyer of the answer is an expert having specific specialized knowledge based on the result, and the question item can answer a correct answer if the expert Specialized times The transmission means includes at least the specialized field answerable question in the questionnaire to be transmitted to the user terminal, and the user terminal transmits the authentication via the network. Terminal-side receiving means for receiving the question items transmitted from the server; presentation means for indicating the received question items to the user of the user-side terminal; input means for inputting an answer to the question items; Terminal-side transmission means for returning the response input from the input means to the authentication server via the network, and the determination means is configured such that the server-side reception means sends the network from the user-side terminal. An interactive authentication system is provided that determines that the user who is a replyer of the answer is a specific expert when the answer to the question that can be answered in the specialized field is correct.

  The present invention also provides a program to be executed by a computer of an authentication server of an interactive authentication system comprising a user side terminal and an authentication server connected to the user side terminal via a network, the server side storage means To the user side terminal from the authentication server via the network, and an answer to the question returned from the user side terminal via the network is sent to the authentication server In the program for causing the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system to cause the authentication server to collate the answer to the question item stored in advance in the server-side storage means and the answer in the authentication server, Questions include questions that can be answered within a common sense range that can be answered by people who have knowledge within the common sense range, and common questions. A question that cannot be answered by a person who has knowledge within a general range and cannot answer the question, and that cannot be answered within the common sense range, and at least among the questions sent from the authentication server to the user terminal side When an answer to the unanswerable question within the common sense range is received from the user side terminal via the network, including the unanswerable question within the common sense range, the user who is a replyer of the answer is an automated robot A program for causing the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system to be executed by the authentication server is executed.

  Here, the server-side storage means stores a question / answer creation command for causing the user to create a new question and answer, and the question / answer creation command is sent from the authentication server to the user via the network. A new question and a new answer from the one user terminal are received by the authentication server via the network, and the new question received from the one user terminal is received. Sent from the authentication server to the other user terminal via the network, the new answer from the one user terminal, and the new question returned from the other user terminal If the answer is the same, it is preferable that the server side storage means store the new question and answer received from the one user terminal as the question item and the answer.

  Further, if the new answer from the one user terminal and the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal are not the same, the one user terminal and the other It is preferable to deny access from other user terminals.

  Alternatively, if the new answer from the one user terminal is not the same as the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal, the question answer is again sent via the network. A creation command is transmitted from the authentication server to one user terminal, and a second new question and a second new answer from the one user terminal are transmitted to the authentication server via the network. The second new question received from the one user terminal is transmitted from the authentication server to the other user terminal via the network, and the second question from the one user terminal is transmitted. If the new answer and the answer returned from the other user terminal to the second new question are the same, the server-side storage means receives the received answer from the one user terminal. The second new question and answer as the question and answer So it is preferable to be.

  Alternatively, if the new answer from the one user terminal and the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal are not the same, the authentication server via the network The one user terminal and the other user terminal are transmitted including at least the unanswerable question within the common sense range in the question items, and the authentication server is configured to transmit the one user terminal or the other user terminal. When an answer to the unanswerable question within the common sense range is received from the user terminal via the network, the authentication server determines that the user who is a replyer of the answer is an automated robot, and the user When it is determined that is an automated robot, it is preferable to deny access from the user terminal used by the user.

  Further, when the authentication server calculates the correct answer rate of the answer to the one answerable question within the common sense range returned from the user side terminal, and the correct answer rate becomes a predetermined value or less, the server side It is preferable to delete the answerable question within the common sense range from the storage means.

  The present invention also provides a program to be executed by a computer of an authentication server of an interactive authentication system comprising a user side terminal and an authentication server connected to the user side terminal via a network, the server side storage means To the user side terminal from the authentication server via the network, and an answer to the question returned from the user side terminal via the network is sent to the authentication server In the program for causing the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system to cause the authentication server to collate the answer to the question item stored in advance in the server-side storage means and the answer in the authentication server, The question includes a question that can be answered in a specialized field that can be answered correctly by the expert, and is sent from the authentication server to the question. The question to be transmitted to the user terminal side includes at least the question that can be answered in the specialized field, and the answer to the question that can be answered in the specialized field received from the user side terminal via the network is correct in the authentication server. A program that is executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system that determines that the user who is a replyer of the answer is a specific expert is provided.

  According to the interactive authentication system of the first aspect of the present invention, the server-side transmitting means transmits at least the common sense unanswerable question in the questionnaire to be transmitted to the user-side terminal side, and the verification means is When the server side receiving means receives an answer to a question that cannot be answered within the common sense range from the user side terminal via the network, it is determined that the user who is a replyer of the answer is an automated robot. Even when accessing the authentication server, the authentication server can recognize that it is not a user agent operated by a human.

  According to the interactive authentication system of the second and fourth aspects of the present invention, the server-side storage means stores a question-answer creation instruction for causing the user to create a new question and answer, and the server-side transmission means stores the network. Through the network, the server-side receiving means receives a new question and a new answer from the one user-side terminal via the network, and the server-side transmitting means A new question received from the user's terminal is sent to another user's terminal via the network, and a new answer from one user's terminal and a new question from the other user's terminal If the answer returned to the user is the same, the server side storage means is provided with a question answer storage means for storing a new question and answer received from one user side terminal as a question item and its answer. ,quality Matters can slide into updated to sequentially new one. For this reason, an automated robot that has obtained and stored an obsolete question that has been stored in the server-side storage means of the authentication server and its answer is trying to access the authentication server. In addition, by sending a new question stored in the server-side storage means to the automated robot, the authentication server can recognize the access by the automated robot, and the access by the automated robot is blocked. be able to.

  According to the interactive authentication system of the third and fifth aspects of the present invention, since the access denying means is provided, access by the automated robot can be effectively prevented.

  According to the interactive authentication system as set forth in claim 6 of the present invention, when the correct answer rate is below a predetermined value, the correct answer rate calculating means for calculating the correct answer rate for the answerable question within one common sense range is provided. In addition, since there is an erasure means for erasing a question that can be answered within the common sense range from the server side storage means, the correct answer to the question that can be answered within the common sense range changes with the changing times, and the answer stored in the server side storage means Can be automatically deleted from the server-side storage means, and when the user returns a correct answer, the authentication server side answers Can be determined to be erroneous. In addition, it is possible to ensure and maintain the storage capacity of the server-side storage unit.

  According to the interactive authentication system as set forth in claim 7 of the present invention, the transmission means transmits at least the specialized field answerable question in the questionnaire to be transmitted to the user terminal side, and the verification means is the server side Authentication is performed to determine that the user who is a reply to the answer is a specific expert when the answer to the answer to the question in the specialized field received via the network from the user terminal is correct. On the server side, it is possible to determine whether a user who is an expert accesses or a user other than the user accesses.

  According to the program to be executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system according to claim 8 of the present invention, at least the question that cannot be answered within the common sense range is included in the questions sent from the authentication server to the user terminal side. In addition, when an answer to a question that cannot be answered within the common sense range is received from the user side terminal via the network, the authentication server determines that the user who is a replyer of the answer is an automated robot. Even when accessing the authentication server, the authentication server can recognize that it is not a user agent operated by a human.

  According to the program to be executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system according to the ninth and eleventh aspects of the present invention, the server-side storage means has a question / answer creation instruction for causing the user to create a new question and answer. Stored, the question answer creation command is sent from the authentication server to one user terminal via the network, and the new question and new answer from the one user terminal are received by the authentication server via the network The new question received from one user terminal is transmitted from the authentication server to another user terminal via the network, and the new answer from the one user terminal is sent to the other user side. If the answer returned to the new question from the terminal is the same, the new question and answer received from the one user side terminal in the server side storage means Order to store Te, can slide into update the questionnaire to those sequentially new. For this reason, an automated robot that has obtained and stored an obsolete question that has been stored in the server-side storage means of the authentication server and its answer is trying to access the authentication server. In addition, by sending a new question stored in the server-side storage means to the automated robot, the authentication server can recognize the access by the automated robot, and the access by the automated robot is blocked. be able to.

  According to the program executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system according to claims 10 and 12 of the present invention, access by an automated robot can be effectively prevented.

  According to the program executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the authentication server, the correct answer rate of answers to one answerable question within the common sense range returned from the user side terminal When the correct answer rate falls below a predetermined value, the correct answer to the question that can be answered within the common sense range will change with the change of the era in order to delete the question that can be answered within the common sense range from the server-side storage means. When the answer stored in the server-side storage means becomes an incorrect answer, the questions and answers that can be answered within the common sense range can be automatically deleted from the server-side storage means, and the user returns the correct answer. In this case, it is possible to prevent the authentication server from determining that the answer is incorrect. In addition, it is possible to ensure and maintain the storage capacity of the server-side storage unit.

  According to the program executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system according to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, at least the specialized field answerable question is included in the questions transmitted from the authentication server to the user terminal side, Authentication server to determine that the user who is a reply to the answer is a specific expert when the answer to the question in the specialized field received from the user terminal via the network is correct. On the other hand, it is possible to determine whether the user who is an expert has accessed or the other user has accessed.

  The interactive authentication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the interactive authentication system 1 includes user terminals 11 and 12 and an authentication server 21, which are connected via a network such as the Internet 31. The authentication server 21 is configured by a computer (not shown), and includes a server-side storage device 22 configured by a hard disk or the like. The server-side storage device 22 forms a database that stores and stores various data. The server-side storage device 22 corresponds to server-side storage means.

  The user-side terminals 11 and 12 include, for example, a home personal computer connected to the Internet 31 and operated by a human. In addition to the above, a computer connected to an automated robot is also included. It is. Here, the automated robot is connected to the user-side terminals 11 and 12, automatically accesses a predetermined server, and performs predetermined processing on the predetermined server, for example, from the server. A computer or the like that automatically answers a question or performs a process such as questionnaire voting on a server.

  The user-side terminals 11 and 12 include a terminal-side receiving device (not shown), a presentation device, an input device (not shown), and a terminal-side transmitting device (not shown). A terminal-side receiving device (not shown) receives a later-described question item transmitted from the authentication server 21 via the Internet 31. The presentation device is for showing the questions received by the terminal-side receiving device to the users of the user-side terminals 11 and 12, for example, monitors 11A and 12A of a personal computer or a user agent. An interface (not shown) for exchanging data and the like is included. Here, the user agent means a Web browser, and includes, for example, Internet Explorer of Microsoft Corporation. Thus, the above-described automated robot includes a programmed user agent.

  An input device (not shown) is used for the user of the user side terminals 11 and 12 to input an answer to the question. For example, a keyboard of a personal computer or data exchange with a user agent is performed. Includes an interface for doing so. The terminal-side transmitting means (not shown) is configured to send the reply input from the input means back to the authentication server 21 via the Internet 31. The terminal side receiving device, the presentation device, the input device, and the terminal side transmitting device correspond to a terminal side receiving unit, a presenting unit, an input unit, and a terminal side transmitting unit, respectively.

  The authentication server 21 includes a server-side transmission device (not shown), a server-side reception device (not shown), a verification device (not shown), and a determination device (not shown). A server-side transmission device (not shown) transmits the question items to the user-side terminals 11 and 12 via the Internet 31. A server-side receiving device (not shown) receives an answer returned from the user-side terminals 11 and 12 in response to the question. A collation device (not shown) is for collating answers to answers to questions, and more specifically includes a CPU of a computer provided as the authentication server 21.

  The determination device (not shown) is for determining whether the user who is a replyer is a person based on the result of collation by the collation means, and more specifically, provided as the authentication server 21. CPU of a computer or the like. The server side transmission device, the server side reception device, the verification device, and the determination device correspond to a server side transmission unit, a server side reception unit, a verification unit, and a determination unit, respectively.

  In the server-side storage device 22 of the authentication server 21, when there is a request for access to the authentication server 21 from the user-side terminals 11, 12, questions to be transmitted to the user-side terminals 11, 12 and The answer to the question is stored. The questions include, for example, those shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the questions include questions that can be answered within the common sense range (question 1), questions that cannot be answered within the common sense range (question 2 and question 3.), and questions that can be answered in the specialized field (question) 4)) and at least one of each of the three types of questions. Here, the question that can be answered within the common sense range is a question that can be answered by a person who has a correct answer and has knowledge within the common sense range. Further, the question that cannot be answered within the common sense range is a question that cannot be answered by a person who does not have a correct answer because it is an illegal question and therefore has no knowledge within the common sense range. Further, a question that can be answered in a specialized field is a question that can be answered correctly by an expert who has a correct answer and has specific specialized knowledge.

  Furthermore, questions that cannot be answered within the common sense range include questions that are grammatically correct but have an incorrect meaning (question 2) and questions that are not common sense (question 3). Questions are combined so that a person with knowledge within a certain range cannot answer, but so-called automated robots answer.

  As for the question that can be answered within the common sense range (question 1) and the question that cannot be answered within the common sense range (question 2 and question 3), it is determined whether or not the user using the user side terminals 11 and 12 is a human. Used to identify The question that can be answered in the specialized field (question 4) is used to identify whether or not the user who uses the user-side terminals 11 and 12 is an expert having specific specialized knowledge.

  Next, processing by the program when identifying whether or not the user of the user terminal 11 is a human by the interactive authentication system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The process shown in FIG. 3 is always executed when a user first accesses a predetermined part in a predetermined site.

  First, when an access request for a predetermined part in a predetermined site, for example, a questionnaire polling part, is made from the user terminal 11 to the authentication server 21 via the Internet 31 (S11), the authentication server 21 is not shown. The server-side transmitting device has a common-sense answerable question (question 1) and a common-sense answer impossible question (question 2., question 3.) as shown in FIG. And the data of answer options 1 to 3 corresponding to these are simultaneously transmitted to the user terminal 11 via the Internet 31 (S12). In the present embodiment, since the user of the user side terminal 11 does not identify whether or not the user is a specialist having specific specialized knowledge, as in (question 4) in FIG. The questions that can be answered in the specialized field are not transmitted, and only (question 1) to (question 3.) in FIG. 2 are transmitted.

  Next, the terminal-side receiving device (not shown) of the user-side terminal 11 receives the data of the question items including the common sense range answerable question and the common sense range answer impossible question sent via the Internet 31. Receive (S13). And the presentation apparatus of the user side terminal 11 shows the question matter which the terminal side receiving apparatus which is not shown in figure shows to the user of the user side terminal 11. FIG. Specifically, for example, (question 1.) to (question 3.) and these answer choices 1 to 3 in the image as shown in FIG. 2 are displayed on the monitor 11A.

  Next, the user of the user side terminal 11 selects an answer to the question item indicated by the presentation device from the choices 1 to 3, and inputs the answer via an input device (not shown) such as a keyboard. Then, a terminal-side transmitting device (not shown) of the user-side terminal 11 returns the answer to the authentication server 21 via the Internet 31 (S14).

  On the authentication server 21 side, a server-side receiving device (not shown) receives an answer sent via the Internet 31, and a matching device and a judging device (not shown) verify the received answer (S15). More specifically, whether or not the correct answer to the question that can be answered within the common sense range among the questions transmitted by the server-side transmitting device (not shown) is answered, and the question that cannot be answered within the common sense range is answered. Verify whether or not

  When the server side receiving device receives an answer to a question that cannot be answered within the common sense range (S16: Yes), the user of the user side terminal 11 is a person other than a human such as an automated robot. The access to the specific part of the site is denied (S17). On the other hand, when the server side receiving device has not received the answer to the unanswerable question within the common sense range and the server side receiving device has not received the answer (S16: No), the user of the user side terminal 11 is a human being. Judgment is made and access to the specific part of the site is permitted (S18).

  By including an unanswerable question within the common sense range in the question items, it is determined whether or not the answer to the unanswerable question within the common sense range is answered. It can be determined whether it is a user agent to operate or an automated robot.

  Next, an interactive authentication system 2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The interactive authentication system 2 according to the second embodiment is provided with a question answer storage device, and the processing performed by the server side storage device 22, the server side transmission device, and the server side reception device is partially different. This is different from the interactive authentication system 1 according to the first embodiment.

  The server-side storage device 22 stores a question / answer creation instruction that causes the user of the first user-side terminal 11 (FIG. 1) to create a new question and answer. A server-side transmission device (not shown) is configured to transmit a question / answer creation command to the first user-side terminal 11 via the Internet 31. A server-side receiving device (not shown) receives a new question and a new answer from the first user-side terminal 11 via the Internet 31. A server-side transmitting device (not shown) is configured to transmit a new question received from the first user-side terminal 11 to the second user-side terminal 12 via the Internet 31.

  The question answer storage device (not shown) collates a new answer received from the first user terminal 11 with an answer returned from the second user terminal 12 to the new question, If they are the same, the new question and answer received from the first user terminal 11 are stored in the server-side storage device 22 as the question item and answer. More specifically, a question answer storage device (not shown) includes a CPU of a computer. The question answer storage device corresponds to a question answer storage means.

  Next, processing by a program in the interactive authentication system 2 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, when an access request for a predetermined part in a predetermined site, for example, a questionnaire voting part is made from the first user terminal 11 to the authentication server 21 via the Internet 31 (S21), A server-side transmission device (not shown) transmits a question / answer creation command stored in the server-side storage device 22 from the authentication server 21 to the first user-side terminal 11 (S22).

  Next, a terminal-side receiving device (not shown) of the first user-side terminal 11 receives the question answer creation command sent via the Internet 31 (S23), and the presentation device of the user-side terminal 11 is The question answer creation command received by the terminal-side receiving device (not shown) is shown to the user of the first user-side terminal 11. The user of the first user terminal 11 inputs a new question and answer via an input device (not shown), and the terminal transmission device (not shown) authenticates from the first user terminal 11. A new question and answer are returned to the server 21 (S24).

  On the authentication server 21 side, a server-side receiving device (not shown) receives a new question and answer sent via the Internet 31 (S25), and provides the new question and answer in the authentication server 21. The data is temporarily stored in a memory such as a RAM (not shown). And the server side transmission apparatus which is not shown in figure transmits the said new question with respect to the 2nd user side terminal 12 (S26).

  Next, a terminal-side receiving device (not shown) of the second user-side terminal 12 receives the new question (S27). And the presentation apparatus of the 2nd user side terminal 12 shows the said new question which the terminal side receiving apparatus which is not shown in figure shows to the user of the 2nd user side terminal 12. FIG. The user of the second user terminal 12 inputs an answer to the question indicated by the presentation device via an input device such as a keyboard (not shown). Then, a terminal-side transmitting device (not shown) of the second user-side terminal 12 (not shown) returns the answer to the authentication server 21 via the Internet 31 (S28).

  On the authentication server 21 side, a server-side receiving device (not shown) receives an answer sent via the Internet 31, and a question-answer storing device (not shown) is received from the first user-side terminal 11. The new answer is compared with the answer returned from the second user terminal 12 in response to the new question (S29). If these are the same (S30: Yes), the new question and answer received from the first user terminal 11 are stored in the server-side storage device 22 as a question item and its answer, and the first user The continuation of access by the side terminal is permitted (S31). If they are not identical (S30: No), the new question and answer are not stored in the server-side storage device 22, and the process is terminated.

  By performing the processing as described above, the question items can be sequentially updated to new ones. For this reason, when an automated robot that has obtained and stored an obsolete question that has been stored in the server-side storage device 22 of the authentication server 21 and its answer attempts to access the authentication server 21 Even so, by transmitting a new question stored in the server-side storage device 22 to the automated robot and confirming the answer, it is recognized that the access is made by the automated robot. Can be blocked.

  Next, an interactive authentication system 3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The interactive authentication system 3 according to the third embodiment is different from the interactive authentication system 1 according to the first embodiment in that it includes a correct answer rate calculating device and an erasing device.

  A correct answer rate calculation device (not shown) is provided on the authentication server 21 side, and calculates the correct answer rate of answers to questions that can be answered within a predetermined common sense range transmitted to the user side terminals 11 and 12. Further, the erasing device (not shown) erases the question that can be answered within the predetermined common sense range from the server-side storage device 22 when the answer rate calculated by the correct answer rate calculating device becomes a predetermined value or less.

  Here, the question that can be answered within a predetermined common sense range is, for example, a question asking who is the current Japanese prime minister, and the answer is that the name of the Japanese prime minister as of September 8, 2003 is the server side storage device. 22 is a question stored in 22. For such questions, the percentage of correct answers drops sharply after the future change of the prime minister. If the questions and answers stored in the server-side storage device 22 are not updated artificially as needed, the answer stored in the server-side storage device 22 remains the name of the previous prime minister even if the prime minister changes. This is because it is not updated and the user recognizes that he / she has made a wrong answer even if he / she answers correctly.

  Next, program processing in the interactive authentication system 3 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The processing of the interactive authentication system 3 according to the third embodiment is obtained by adding processing by a correct answer rate calculation device and processing by an erasing device to the processing of the interactive authentication system 1 according to the first embodiment. Only the additional part is shown in FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 5 is performed after the process of S17 in the flowchart of the process of the interactive authentication system 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 or the process of S18.

  That is, after verification of an answer by a verification device (not shown) and a judgment device (not shown) is performed and access is denied, or access is permitted, a correct answer rate calculation device (not shown) answers a question that can be answered within the common sense range. The correct answer rate is calculated (S41). Then, the correct answer rate is verified, and if the correct answer rate is equal to or less than the predetermined value (S42: Yes), the erasing device deletes the question that can be answered within the common sense range from the server side storage device 22 (S43). On the other hand, if the correct answer rate exceeds the predetermined value (S42: No), the erasing device ends without deleting the question that can be answered within the common sense range from the server-side storage device 22.

  With the above configuration, when the correct answer to the question that can be answered within the common sense range changes with the changing times, and the answer stored in the server storage means becomes an incorrect answer, the question that can be answered within the common sense range and the answer It can be automatically deleted from the server-side storage device 22, and it is possible to prevent the authentication server 21 from determining that the answer is incorrect when the user returns a correct answer. In addition, the storage capacity of the server-side storage device 22 can be secured and maintained.

  The interactive authentication system according to the present invention and the program executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and improvements are possible within the scope of the claims. It is. For example, in the first embodiment, it is determined that the person is a person who does not answer a question that cannot be answered within the common sense range. However, options such as “there is no answer” and “the meaning of the problem cannot be understood” are easy in advance. In addition, a user who selects and responds to such an unanswerable question within the common sense range may be determined to be a human.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the server-side transmission means transmits the question that cannot be answered within the common sense range and the question that can be answered within the common sense range to the user side terminal 11 via the Internet 31. Only unanswerable questions may be sent.

  In the first embodiment, in order to determine whether or not the user is a human being, the server-side transmitting means sends the common sense range answer impossible question and the common sense range answer impossible question via the Internet 31. When transmitted to the user-side terminal 11, instead of determining whether or not the user is a person, when determining whether or not the user is an expert having specific specialized knowledge, In addition to the above-mentioned common-sense unanswerable question and the common-sense answer-possible question, or instead of the common-sense answer-free question or the common-sense answer-possible question, a specialized field answerable question is transmitted.

  The determination device is configured such that when the server side receiving means receives a correct answer to the question that can be answered in the specialized field received from the user side terminal via the Internet 31, the user who is a reply to the answer is a specific expert. What is necessary is just to judge that it is.

  Also in this case, as in the third embodiment, when the correct answer rate of a predetermined specialized field answerable question is below a predetermined value, the specialized field answerable question and its answer are stored in the server-side storage device. You may make it erase from.

  In the first embodiment, the question items are questions that can be answered within the common sense range (question 1), questions that cannot be answered within the common sense range (question 2 and question 3), and questions that can be answered in specialized fields (question 4). If there is no need to judge whether the user is an expert with specific specialized knowledge, it is possible to answer in a specialized field. The question (question 4) may not be included.

  In the first embodiment, the process shown in FIG. 3 is always executed when the user first accesses a predetermined part in a predetermined site. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, Depending on the number of times a user accesses a given part of the site, it is executed irregularly, or it is always performed when the user first accesses a given site, When a specific part of the voting site, for example, a questionnaire voting site or the like is accessed, a question may be executed in an unspecified place during the process, that is, while a screen transition of voting is performed.

  Moreover, you may make it produce automatically the question which can be answered within a common sense range in an authentication server. As questions automatically generated, for example, the Internet 31 such as “What is the score of the professional baseball team on September 8?” Or “What is the weather in the Tokyo area on September 8?” Is used. Anyone can know these, and these questions are automatically generated by the authentication server 21 collecting information by visiting a specific site regularly or irregularly.

  In the first embodiment, when the user answers a question that cannot be answered within the common sense range and the server side receiving device receives the answer, the user of the user side terminal 11 It was judged that the robot was not a human being such as an automated robot, and immediately denied access to the specific part of the site, but without immediately denying access, a question within the common sense range that was different from the one sent earlier and the common sense range A question including an unanswerable question may be transmitted from the authentication server 21 to the user-side terminals 11 and 12 to allow the user to answer.

  Then, a question including a question that can be answered within the common sense range and a question that cannot be answered within the common sense range is transmitted over a predetermined number of times, and if it continues to answer the question that cannot be answered within the common sense range, access may be denied.

  In the second embodiment, the new answer received from the first user terminal 11 is collated with the answer returned from the second user terminal 12 in response to the new question. In comparison, if they are not the same, the process is terminated without storing the new question and answer in the server-side storage device 22, but the first and second authentication servers 21 receive the first and second requests without ending immediately. To the user terminals 11 and 12 of the user, the question items including the question that can be answered within the common sense range and the question that cannot be answered within the common sense range are respectively transmitted, and these usages are used in the same manner as S12 to S18 in the first embodiment. It may be determined whether the user of the user terminals 11 and 12 is a human being.

  If it is determined that the user is not human, access from the user terminal used by the user may be denied. The access denial is performed by a CPU or the like of a computer made as the authentication server 21, and this CPU or the like corresponds to an access denial means.

  Further, in this way, in order to determine whether or not the user is a human being, the authentication server 21 sends the first and second user-side terminals 11 and 12 within the common sense answerable question and the common sense range. Instead of sending each question including an unanswerable question, a question answer creation command is sent again from the authentication server to the first user terminal 11 as in S22, and the new question and answer The second new question and the second new answer to the second new question are received from the first user terminal 11 in the authentication server 21, so that S22 to S31. The above steps may be repeated once or a plurality of times.

  When the steps from S22 to S31 are repeated a plurality of times, not only the second new question and answer but also the second, third,. Will be received from the user terminal 11. The second, third,... New questions and answers correspond to the second new questions and answers.

  And when it becomes the same in the judgment of S30 (S30: Yes), as in the case of the second embodiment, the second new question received from the first user terminal 11 and the like The answer is stored in the server-side storage device 22 as a question item and its answer (S31).

  If they are not the same in the determination of S30 (S30: No), the access from the first and second user terminals may be denied by the access denial means, or as described above, The question items including the common sense range answerable question and the common sense range answer impossible question are respectively transmitted from the authentication server 21 to the first and second user terminals 11 and 12, and S12 in the first embodiment is performed. Similarly to S18, it may be determined whether or not the user of these user terminals 11 and 12 is a human. When it is determined that the user is not a human, access from the user terminal used by the user may be denied by an access denial means.

  Moreover, although the user side terminals 11 and 12 were provided, it is not limited to this number.

  The processing of the program in the interactive authentication system 3 according to the third embodiment shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is the flowchart of the processing in the interactive authentication system 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. Although it performed after the process of S17 or the process of S18, it is not limited after these processes.

  The interactive authentication system of the present invention and the program to be executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system are the fields of the Internet, in particular, sites that require fair questionnaire voting from the user side terminal via the Internet, etc. It is extremely useful in the field of

1 is a schematic diagram showing an interactive authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the question matter displayed on the presentation apparatus of the user side terminal of the interactive authentication system by embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the process of the program in the interactive authentication system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the process of the program in the interactive authentication system by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the process of the program in the interactive authentication system by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

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1, 2, 3 Interactive authentication system 11, 12 User side terminal 21 Authentication server 22 Server side storage device 31 Internet 11A, 12A Monitor

Claims (14)

A user terminal,
An interactive authentication system comprising an authentication server connected to the user terminal via a network,
The authentication server includes a server-side storage means for storing a question item to be transmitted to the user terminal and an answer to the question item, and the question item is transmitted to the user-side terminal via the network. Server-side transmitting means for transmitting to the server, server-side receiving means for receiving an answer returned from the user-side terminal in response to the question, and collating the answer with the answer And a judging means for judging whether or not a user who is a replyer of the answer is a human based on the result collated by the collating means,
The questions consist of questions that can be answered within the common sense range that can be answered by people who have knowledge within the common sense range, and common sense that cannot be answered because people who have knowledge within the common sense range cannot understand the question. The server-side transmission means includes at least the common sense range unanswerable question in the question items to be transmitted to the user terminal side,
The user terminal includes terminal receiving means for receiving the question items transmitted from the authentication server via the network, and presenting means for indicating the received question items to the user of the user terminal. An input means for inputting an answer to the question, and a terminal side transmitting means for returning the answer input from the input means to the authentication server via the network,
When the server-side receiving means receives an answer to the question that cannot be answered within the common sense range from the user-side terminal via the network, the user who is a replyer of the answer An interactive authentication system characterized by judging that The server-side storage means stores a question / answer creation instruction for causing the user to create a new question and answer, and the server-side transmission means sends the question / answer creation instruction to the user side via the network. The server side receiving means receives a new question and a new answer from the one user terminal via the network, and the server side transmitting means receives the one received from the one user terminal. Send a new question to the other user terminal via the network,
If the new answer from the one user terminal is the same as the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal, the one user is stored in the server-side storage means. 2. The interactive authentication system according to claim 1, further comprising question answer storage means for storing a new question and answer received from a terminal as the question item and answer.   If the new answer from the one user terminal is not the same as the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal, the one user terminal and the other use The interactive authentication system according to claim 2, further comprising an access refusal unit for refusing access from a user terminal. If the new answer from the one user terminal and the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal are not the same, the server-side transmission means is connected via the network. The question answer creation command is transmitted again to the one user side terminal, and the server side receiving means transmits a second new question and a second new answer from the one user terminal via the network. And the server-side transmission means transmits the second new question received from the one user terminal to the other user terminal via the network,
The question answer storage means may be configured such that the second new answer from the one user terminal is the same as the answer returned from the other user terminal to the second new question. 3. The interactive authentication system according to claim 2, wherein the second new question and answer received from the one user terminal are stored in the server-side storage means as the question item and the answer. . If the new answer from the one user terminal and the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal are not the same, the server-side transmitting means To the user terminal and the other user terminal, including at least the unanswerable question within the common sense range in the question items,
When the server-side receiving means receives an answer to the unanswerable question within the common sense range from the one user-side terminal or the other user terminal via the network, the determination means returns the answer It is determined that the user is an automated robot,
An access refusal means is provided for refusing access from the user terminal used by the user when the determination means determines that the user is an automated robot. The interactive authentication system according to claim 2.   A correct answer rate calculating means for calculating a correct answer rate for an answerable question within the common sense range, and when the correct answer rate falls below a predetermined value, from the server side storage means within the one common sense range The interactive authentication system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an erasing unit for erasing the answerable question. A user terminal,
An interactive authentication system comprising an authentication server connected to the user terminal via a network,
The authentication server includes a server-side storage means for storing a question item to be transmitted to the user terminal and an answer to the question item, and the question item is transmitted to the user-side terminal via the network. Server-side transmitting means for transmitting to the server, server-side receiving means for receiving an answer returned from the user-side terminal in response to the question, and collating the answer with the answer Collating means, and judging means for judging whether the user who is a replyer of the answer is an expert having specific technical knowledge based on the result collated by the collating means,
The question includes a question in a specialized field that can be answered correctly by the expert, and the transmission means includes at least the question in the specialized field in the question to be transmitted to the user terminal side. Send
The user terminal includes terminal receiving means for receiving the question items transmitted from the authentication server via the network, and presenting means for indicating the received question items to the user of the user terminal. An input means for inputting an answer to the question, and a terminal side transmitting means for returning the answer input from the input means to the authentication server via the network,
The determination means includes the user who is a replyer of the answer when the answer to the question that can be answered in the specialized field received from the user side terminal via the network by the server side receiving means is correct. An interactive authentication system characterized by determining that is a specific expert. A program to be executed by a computer of an authentication server of an interactive authentication system comprising a user side terminal and an authentication server connected to the user side terminal via a network,
A question stored in the server-side storage means is transmitted from the authentication server to the user terminal via the network, and an answer to the question returned from the user terminal via the network Is received at the authentication server, and the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system is caused to collate the answer with the question stored in advance in the server-side storage means with the answer at the authentication server. In the program
The questions consist of questions that can be answered within the common sense range that can be answered by people who have knowledge within the common sense range, and common sense that cannot be answered because people who have knowledge within the common sense range cannot understand the question. With unanswerable questions within the scope,
The questions sent from the authentication server to the user terminal side include at least the unanswerable question within the common sense range, and answers to the unanswerable question within the common sense range from the user side terminal via the network A program to be executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system, which causes the authentication server to determine that the user who is a replyer of the answer is an automated robot when receiving the answer. The server-side storage means stores a question / answer creation instruction that causes the user to create a new question and answer,
The question answer creation instruction is transmitted from the authentication server to the one user terminal via the network, and a new question and a new answer from the one user terminal are sent to the authentication server via the network. The server receives the new question received from the one user terminal and transmits the new question from the authentication server to the other user terminal via the network,
If the new answer from the one user terminal is the same as the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal, the one user is stored in the server-side storage means. 9. The program that is executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system according to claim 8, wherein the new question and answer received from the terminal are stored as the question item and the answer.   If the new answer from the one user terminal is not the same as the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal, the one user terminal and the other use 10. The program executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system according to claim 9, wherein access from the user terminal is denied. If the new answer from the one user terminal is not the same as the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal, the question answer creation command is again sent via the network. Is transmitted from the authentication server to the one user terminal, and the second new question and the second new answer from the one user terminal are received by the authentication server via the network. , Causing the second new question received from the one user terminal to be transmitted from the authentication server to the other user terminal via the network,
If the second new answer from the one user terminal is identical to the answer returned from the other user terminal in response to the second new question, the server-side storage means 10. The interactive new authentication system computer according to claim 9, wherein the second new question and answer received from the one user terminal are stored as the question and the answer. Program to make. If the new answer from the one user terminal and the answer returned to the new question from the other user terminal are not identical, the one from the authentication server via the network To the user terminal and the other user terminal, including at least the unanswerable question within the common sense range in the question items,
When the authentication server receives an answer to the unanswerable question within the common sense range from the one user side terminal or the other user terminal via the network, the user who is a reply to the answer is Let the authentication server determine that it is an automated robot,
10. The interactive authentication system according to claim 9, wherein, when it is determined that the user is an automated robot, access from the user terminal used by the user is denied. To be executed by the authentication server computer.   When the authentication server calculates the correct answer rate of one answer that can be answered within the common sense range returned from the user side terminal, and the correct answer rate becomes a predetermined value or less, the server side storage means 13. The program that is executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system according to claim 8, wherein the answerable question within the common sense range is deleted from the computer. A program to be executed by a computer of an authentication server of an interactive authentication system comprising a user side terminal and an authentication server connected to the user side terminal via a network,
A question stored in the server-side storage means is transmitted from the authentication server to the user terminal via the network, and an answer to the question returned from the user terminal via the network Is received at the authentication server, and the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system is caused to collate the answer with the question stored in advance in the server-side storage means with the answer at the authentication server. In the program
The question includes a question that can be answered in a specialized field that can be answered correctly by the expert,
The question to be transmitted from the authentication server to the user terminal side includes at least the specialized field answerable question, and the specialized server answerable question received from the user side terminal via the network at the authentication server A program that is executed by the computer of the authentication server of the interactive authentication system, which determines that the user who is a replyer of the answer is a specific expert when the answer to the answer is correct.

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