Authentication system, terminal, authentication method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

An authentication system comprising:

• a terminal;
• an information processing apparatus communicable with the terminal;
• and
• a data storage apparatus communicable with the terminal and the information processing apparatus,
• the authentication system being configured to perform authentication of a user who operates the information processing apparatus,
• wherein the information processing apparatus includes one or more first processors configured to:
• accept user information for use in authentication of the user;
• accept terminal information for use in identification of the terminal;
• identify the terminal based on the terminal information, to transmit the user information to the terminal;
• and
• receive a result of authentication of the user performed by the terminal,
• wherein the terminal includes one or more second processors configured to:
• receive the user information;
• perform authentication of the user based on the user information;
• transmit the result of authentication to the information processing apparatus;
• and
• request the data storage apparatus to execute a job, and
• wherein the information processing apparatus acquires the job from the data storage apparatus in response to the result of authentication indicating successful authentication of the user.

A terminal communicable with an information processing apparatus via a network, the information processing apparatus including one or more first processors configured to:

• accept user information for use in authentication of a user;
• accept terminal information for use in identification of the terminal;
• and identify the terminal based on the terminal information to transmit the user information to the terminal,
• the terminal comprising one or more second processors configured to:
• store a job designated by the user;
• receive the user information from the information processing apparatus;
• and
• perform authentication of the user based on the user information received.

An authentication method performed by an authentication system including a terminal and an information processing apparatus communicable with the terminal via a network and being configured to perform authentication of a user who operates the information processing apparatus, the authentication method comprising:

• accepting, by the information processing apparatus, user information for use in authentication of the user;
• accepting, by the information processing apparatus, terminal information for use in identification of the terminal;
• identifying, by the information processing apparatus, the terminal based on the terminal information, to transmit the user information to the terminal;
• storing, by the terminal, a job designated by the user;
• receiving, by the terminal, the user information from the information processing apparatus;
• and
• performing, by the terminal, authentication of the user based on the user information received.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing an authentication system to perform an authentication method, the authentication system including a terminal and an information processing apparatus communicable with the terminal via a network and being configured to perform authentication of a user who operates the information processing apparatus, the authentication method comprising:

• accepting, by the information processing apparatus, user information for use in authentication of the user;
• accepting, by the information processing apparatus, terminal information for use in identification of the terminal;
• identifying, by the information processing apparatus, the terminal based on the terminal information, to transmit the user information to the terminal;
• storing, by the terminal, a job designated by the user;
• receiving, by the terminal, the user information from the information processing apparatus;
• and
• performing, by the terminal, authentication of the user based on the user information received.