AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DRIVER'S LICENSE AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM

Herein disclosed is an authenticating apparatus, comprising: an in-vehicle communicating unit of communicating with an electric license card storing license card information including a driver's identification information; an authenticating unit of authenticating said license card information; and an activating unit of activating at least one of operations of a vehicle, in which the in-vehicle communicating unit obtains the license card information and activating information of activating at least one of functions equipped on the vehicle from said electric license card , and the activating unit activates functions designated by the activating information, when the authenticating unit correctly authenticates said license card information.