Patent ID: 6163383
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A print processing multilevel security apparatus which processes print instructions in plural protocols, comprising:user information producing means for producing an identification which identifies a user as a sole user in an environment of a client;operation instructing means for issuing instructions of operations relating to print processing with said identification;authenticating means for performing a service of user authentication;support authentication level storing means for storing a security policy indicating whether it is necessary to verify correctness of the identification;correctness inquiry judging means for judging whether it is necessary to verify correctness of the identification, in accordance with the security policy, when receiving the operation output from said operation instructing means;user verifying means for verifying correctness of the user in response to an inquiry of correctness of the identification, when the security policy indicates that correctness is to be verified; andoperation controlling means for restricting operations on a printer to an operation without restricting the user's access to the printer, wherein the operation that is allowed to the user is verified by said user verifying means.