Information processing apparatus to which storage device correlated to user is attached in detachable manner

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes an attachment portion, a log-in processing portion, a correlation processing portion, and a restriction processing portion. To the attachment portion, a storage device is attached in a detachable manner. The log-in processing portion authorizes a user to log in based on a predetermined authentication operation. The correlation processing portion correlates the storage device attached to the attachment portion with a user who has already logged in when the storage device is attached to the attachment portion, or with a user who first logs in after the storage device is attached to the attachment portion and kept to be attached. The restriction processing portion restricts access to the storage device attached to the attachment portion, to the user who is correlated with the storage device by the correlation processing portion.

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