Patent ID: 8424066
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a correspondence storage unit that stores a first user identifier that identifies respective users in the information processing apparatus, an apparatus identifier that identifies respective authentication apparatuses, and a second user identifier that identifies the users in each authentication apparatus, so as to correspond with each other; a first authentication request unit that transmits authentication information based on an instruction that has been input by a user to at least one of the authentication apparatuses and requests authentication to authenticate a user in the information processing apparatus, the authentication information including the second user identifier corresponding to the authentication apparatus; a first user identifier acquisition unit that, when authentication of the user by the authentication apparatus has been successful, acquires the second user identifier of that user that is stored in that authentication apparatus; and a use allowing unit that specifies the first user identifier stored in the correspondence storage unit by referring to the second user identifier that has been acquired by the first user identifier acquisition unit and the apparatus identifier that identifies the destination authentication apparatus of the authentication information, and allows the user that is identified by the specified first user identifier to use the information processing apparatus.