摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure security in communication easily and appropriately.SOLUTION: A printer 2 comprises: an EEPROM 27 for storing a security policy, and a default policy applied to communication to which the security policy is not applied; a communication unit 23 performing communication; and a communication control unit 28a performing encryption and decryption according to the default policy, when not corresponding to the subject of policy. A PC 3 comprises: an I/O reception unit 28c for receiving input of an encryption key of the default policy of the printer 2; a communication control unit 37a generating a policy including an encryption system of the default policy and the inputted encryption key and performing encryption and decryption in the communication with the printer 2 according to this policy, and a communication unit 33 performing communication of communication packets.</p> |