ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INTRODUCING METHOD THEREBY

摘要

An electronic apparatus capable of introducing an apparatus certificate of the electronic apparatus and an intermediate certificate of an intermediate certificate authority which signs the apparatus certificate is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a communication unit; a separation unit configured to separate the intermediate certificate and the apparatus certificate acquired by the communication unit from the intermediate certificate authority; an apparatus certificate verifying unit configured to verify a validity of the apparatus certificate separated by the separating unit; an intermediate certificate verifying unit configured to verify a validity of the intermediate certificate separated by the separating unit; and an introducing unit configured to introduce the apparatus certificate and the intermediate certificate only when both the apparatus certificate and the intermediate certificate are verified.