Information processing apparatus that sets the number of times of password re-entry and prompts user to perform password re-entry at set number of times

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a touch panel to which a user enters a password for registration;
• a display unit that includes the touch panel;
• and
• a control unit that includes a processor and, when the processor executes a control program, functions as:
• an operation acceptance section that accepts the password for registration entered to the touch panel;
• a practice mode execution section that executes a practice mode prompting the user to re-enter the password for registration accepted by the operation acceptance section;
• a first setting section that sets a number of times of password re-entry under the practice mode in accordance with information on at least either one of a number of characters and a number of character types in the password for registration accepted by the operation acceptance section;
• and
• a display control section that performs display control of the display unit,
• wherein the practice mode execution section executes processing of prompting the user to perform the password re-entry at the number of times set by the first setting section,
• the display control section allows the display unit to display a plurality of keys used for password entry,
• the operation acceptance section accepts user's entry of the password for the registration performed through the plurality of keys by using the touch panel, and
• the practice mode execution section allows the display control section to allow the display unit to display a password re-entry screen on which the plurality of keys are arranged for the number of times set by the first setting section, thereby prompting the user to perform the password re-entry at the number of times set by the first setting section.