Patent ID: 9065635
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: an encrypted-ID generation section which encrypts a unique ID to generate an encrypted ID, the unique ID being set as an ID unique to the information processing apparatus; a communication section which sends the encrypted ID as ID information to be sent to another apparatus; an individualization code holding section which holds, in advance, an individualization code capable of being generated by decrypting the ID information in the other apparatus; and an access key generation section which generates an access key used for authentication with the other apparatus based on the individualization code held by the individualization code holding section; and a flag holding section providing a target ID indicator, wherein the target ID indicator selectively indicates as a target ID one of a partially-randomized ID type or an encrypted ID type, and wherein the encrypted ID is generated in response to the target ID indicator indicating an encrypted ID type.