| 摘要 |
A certificate acquisition system which includes a management communication apparatus that connects to a device and also connects via a network to a management center for managing the device, acquires management information from the device, sends the management information to the management center, and requests for a digital certificate to a certification authority, the system having: a registration information memory section which pre-registers identification information for a management communication apparatus and a device that should be connected; an identification information acquisition section that acquires device identification information from the device; a certificate issuance request section that requests the certification authority to issue the digital certificate, the request including the acquired device identification information and management communication apparatus identification information; an issuance request receiving section that receives the request to issue the digital certificate; a certificate issuance section that authenticates the management communication apparatus by collating the identification information included in the request and the pre-registered identification information, and issues the digital certificate if the authentication is successful; and a certificate acquisition section that acquires from the certification authority the issued digital certificate if the authentication is successful.
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