Information processing method, and computer program product
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorAkira Murakami
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an information processing method includes a monitoring step and a key provision step. The monitoring step includes monitoring an operation state of an information processing device including a key generating unit that generates key information shared among a plurality of devices using a quantum key distribution technique. The key provision step includes providing the generated key information when the operation state satisfies a predetermined condition and stopping the provision of the generated key information when the operation state does not satisfy the condition.
Claims12
An information processing method, comprising:
- monitoring an operation state of an information processing device including a key generating unit that generates key information shared among a plurality of devices using a quantum key distribution technique;
- providing the generated key information when the operation state satisfies a predetermined condition;
- stopping provision of the generated key information when the operation state does not satisfy the condition;
- and
- outputting output information by at least one of display on a display device, output by light, output by a sound, and output to an output destination via a network when the provision of the key information is stopped, the output information indicating that the provision of the key information is stopped.
An information processing method, comprising:
- receiving second determination information for determining an operation state of a key generation process by a key generating unit that generates key information shared among a plurality of devices using a quantum key distribution technique;
- stopping provision of the generated key information when the second determination information indicating the occurrence of an abnormality is received;
- and
- outputting output information by at least one of display on a display device, output by light, output by a sound, and output to an output destination via a network when the provision of the key information is stopped, the output information indicating that the provision of the key information is stopped.
A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium including programmed instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:
- monitoring an operation state of an information processing device including a key generating unit that generates key information shared among a plurality of devices using a quantum key distribution technique;
- providing the generated key information when the operation state satisfies a predetermined condition;
- stopping provision of the generated key information when the operation state does not satisfy the condition;
- and
- outputting output information by at least one of display on a display device, output by light, output by a sound, and output to an output destination via a network when the provision of the key information is stopped, the output information indicating that the provision of the key information is stopped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.