Abstract: A terminal security checking service providing method and a system for the same are provided which are capable of updating information to be used as security measures even while the system is being shared among users. When one or more external media are connected to one or more terminals, information for security check is transferred to a security checking server. Security check results are transmitted through the one or more terminals, one or more external media, and an external medium initializing unit to the security checking server. Information to be used as security measure corresponding to the security check results is sent back from the security checking server through the external medium initializing unit to the one or more external media to initialize the one or more external media.

Abstract: A terminal security checking service providing method and a system for the same are provided which are capable of updating information to be used as security measures even while the system is being shared among users. When one or more external media are connected to one or more terminals, information for security check is transferred to a security checking server. Security check results are transmitted through the one or more terminals, one or more external media, and an external medium initializing unit to the security checking server. Information to be used as security measure corresponding to the security check results is sent back from the security checking server through the external medium initializing unit to the one or more external media to initialize the one or more external media.

Abstract: Virtual Private Network (VPN) client 1 and M access gateways 3, 4 and 5 each possess a public key cryptography key pair (i.e., a private key and a public key). If VPN client 1 sends Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) compliant signature based authentication information to an access gateway 3, 4 or 5, the access gateway does not itself verify this authentication information. Instead, it entrusts this processing to an authentication server 8, 9 or 10 and receives the verification result, via authentication server proxy 7. Conversely, generation of PKI compliant signature based authentication information to be sent from an access gateway to a VPN client is carried out by the access gateway alone. The access gateway and the authentication server thus together implement PKI support but have the functions required for such support apportioned between them.