Patent ID: 8938789
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An information processing system which provides Web services and is capable of communicating with a client and at least one authentication device for providing an authentication processing service for requesting entry of authentication information and performing authentication processing, the information processing system comprising: a providing unit configured to provide the Web services by relying on success of the authentication processing performed by the authentication processing service without requesting entry of authentication information necessary for the authentication processing in an information processing apparatus; a storage unit configured to store key information for determining an authentication device necessary in receiving any authentication service and address information of the authentication device by associating these information pieces with each other; a transmission unit configured to transmit a screen for requesting entry of the key information to the client; a determination unit configured to determine whether the key information is contained in a uniform resource locator (URL) which is used when the client accesses the information processing system; an extraction unit configured to extract the key information from the URL; and an instruction unit configured to, in a case where access from the client is unauthenticated access that has not received the authentication processing service, specify the key information which coincides with the key information acquired as a result of the access and is stored by the storage unit, transmit to the client the address information of the authentication device stored by being associated with the specified key information, and issue a redirect instruction to the client such that the client accesses the authentication device in order to receive the authentication processing service, wherein