Abstract: Provided is a blood flow authentication ring that can achieve focus in a captured image regardless of finger size, can prevent reduction of contrast due to external light, or simplifies personal registration. A blood flow authentication ring in an embodiment of the present invention is a blood flow authentication ring having a ring-shaped cover member to be worn on a finger and configured to perform authentication with finger blood flow. The cover member at least includes an irradiation device to irradiate the finger with light and an imaging device to capture an image of light transmitted through the finger. An adjusting member is provided between an inner circumference of the cover member and the finger. The adjusting member has a function of at least one of a size compensation member and a low reflection member.

Abstract: The organism authenticating apparatus 71 of this invention comprises a means that fixes the position of a hand or a finger of a hand, an infrared ray radiating means 97 that radiates infrared rays, an infrared ray image input means 91 that is placed at the opposite side of said hand or said finger of a hand with regard to said infrared ray radiating means, an organism recognizing means that recognizes that the organism is live, a processing means that processes data that are inputted by said infrared ray image input means so that it collates them with image data that are registered in advance and an output means that outputs the result of processing carried out by said processing means. By using this invention, it becomes possible to obtain a clear blood vessel pattern image by a compact size apparatus by using an infrared ray source and by capturing the passed-through infrared ray image of the organism, and it becomes possible by using an organism recognizing means to prevent false authentication.