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authentication process is prevented. A passive entry authenticating section compares an identification
signal sent from a portable unit with an identification
signal previously stored in a storage section. A
biometrics authenticating section compares the
biometrics information of a user inputted through a sensor section with the
biometrics information registered in a biometrics
database. A control section authenticates an authorized user when there is agreement in both the identification-
signal comparison result and the biometrics-information comparison result, and controls a lock
system to unlock the door lock of the automobile.