Information processing apparatus to determine a level of authentication based on information related to a print job

An image forming system, comprising:

• an image forming apparatus configured to execute a print job requested by a user;
• and
• an information processing apparatus communicably connected to the image forming apparatus,
• in response to a request from the user using the image forming apparatus, the image forming system is configured to
• transmit a request to authenticate the user from the image forming apparatus to the information processing apparatus,
• execute a first authentication process in the information processing apparatus when identification information related to the user is stored in the information processing apparatus,
• execute a second authentication process in the information processing apparatus when the identification information related to the user is absent in the information processing apparatus, the second authentication process being different at least partly from the first authentication process, and
• execute printing of the print job in the image forming apparatus based on an authentication result transmitted to the image forming apparatus from the information processing apparatus.

A non-transitory recording medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform an information processing method comprising:

• receiving information related to a print job requested by a user;
• determining whether the information related to the print job meets at least one previously determined condition, wherein the at least one previously determined condition includes at least one of a first condition related to a file to be printed through execution of the print job, and a second condition related to an image forming apparatus;
• when the user requests the image forming apparatus to execute the print job, the method further comprising:
• executing a first authentication process for the user when it is determined in the determining step that the information related to the print job meets the at least one previously determined condition;
• and
• executing a second authentication process for the user when it is determined in the determining step that the information related to the print job fails to meet the at least one previously determined condition, the second authentication process being different at least partly from the first authentication process.