IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS USER AUTHENTICATION, AUTHENTICATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

An image processing apparatus capable of an authentication technique which enables appropriate user authentication on an application-by-application basic without requiring users to perform time-consuming operations. A storage unit stores authentication method setting information in which authentication methods for respective ones of a plurality of applications are set. An authentication method determination unit determines an authentication method for use in authentication to be performed before a selected application is executed, based on the authentication method setting information. An authentication unit performs the authentication using the authentication method determined by the authentication method determination unit. The authentication methods include at least a first authentication method that does not require input of authentication information and a second authentication method that requires input of the authentication information.

主权项

1. An image processing apparatus that has a plurality of applications and realizes a predetermined function by executing an application selected from among the plurality of applications by a user, comprising:
a storage unit configured to store authentication method setting information in which authentication methods for respective ones of the plurality of applications are set; an authentication method determination unit configured to, based on the authentication method setting information, determine an authentication method for use in authentication to be performed before the selected application is executed; and an authentication unit configured to perform the authentication using the authentication method determined by said authentication method determination unit, wherein the authentication methods include at least a first authentication method that does not require input of authentication information and a second authentication method that requires input of the authentication information.