An in-vehicle antitheft device and a central authentication device can
improve a convenience of use of a user while maintaining a high security,
which is a merit of a central-type authentication system. A use of a
first group of vehicle functions, which has not been permitted, is
permitted when an authentication by an in-vehicle local collation part is
completed in agreement. A request signal of requesting a user
authentication is transmitted to a central authentication device through
a communication line. A use of a second group of vehicle functions, which
have note been permitted, is permitted when the user authentication is
completed in agreement in the central authentication device.