摘要 |
An information processing apparatus, to which a token device is detachably connected, includes a unit that stores, in the token device connected to the information processing apparatus, token data including verification information for permitting use of the information processing apparatus and policy information for restricting operations of a user who uses the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus further includes a unit that determines, upon power-on of the information processing apparatus, whether use of the information processing apparatus is to be permitted or not, on the basis of the verification information stored in the token device; and a unit that restricts, when it is determined that the use of the information processing apparatus is permitted, functions of the information processing apparatus that can be used by the user, on the basis of the policy information stored in the token device connected to the information processing apparatus.
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