Patent ID: 9405938
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a data storage hardware device configured to store data, the data storage hardware device having a lock function with which access to the data is restricted unless a password previously set is input, the password being a password generated according to a first password generation algorithm, based on identification information of the data storage hardware device; a password storage hardware unit configured to store the password; a program storage hardware unit configured to store a program; and a controller configured to release the lock function, using the password which has been stored in the password storage hardware unit, wherein the controller is configured to newly generate a password based on the identification information of the data storage hardware device, and after releasing the lock function using the password which has been stored in the password storage hardware unit, replace a previous password with the newly generated password and control the password storage hardware unit to store the newly generated password, wherein the controller is configured to newly generate the password by executing the program in the program storage hardware unit, and wherein the program is rewritable and the controller is configured to execute a re-written program to newly generate the password.