Image forming apparatus with having multi-factor authentication function executable for any kind of remote access for using image processing functions of the image forming apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKyohei Takeda
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus performs processing, which is different from multi-factor authentication processing, on remote access to a function on which the multi-factor authentication processing cannot be performed. In this way, remote access to an image processing function is enabled without performing the multi-factor authentication processing on the remote access.
Claims10
An image forming apparatus that includes a plurality of functions including at least a remote user interface (UI) function and an image processing function and that allows a user to use the plurality of functions upon accepting remote access from a terminal, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- an authentication unit configured to perform authentication processing on remote access to the remote UI function and remote access to the image processing function,
- wherein, in a case where the user remotely accesses the remote UI function, the image forming apparatus allows the user to use a function of the image forming apparatus by performing multi-factor authentication processing, and
- wherein, in a case where the user remotely accesses the image processing function that does not support multi-factor authentication, the image forming apparatus allows the user to use a function of the image forming apparatus by performing processing different from the multi-factor authentication processing.
A control method of an image forming apparatus that includes a plurality of functions including at least a remote UI function and an image processing function and that allows a user to use the plurality of functions upon accepting remote access from a terminal, the control method comprising:
- performing authentication processing on remote access to the remote UI function and remote access to the image processing function,
- wherein, in a case where the user remotely accesses the remote UI function, the image forming apparatus allows the user to use a function of the image forming apparatus by performing multi-factor authentication processing, and
- wherein, in a case where the user remotely accesses an image processing function that does not support multi-factor authentication, the image forming apparatus allows the user to use a function of the image forming apparatus by performing processing different from the multi-factor authentication processing.
A non-transitory storage medium storing one or more programs including instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an image forming apparatus that includes a plurality of functions including at least a remote UI function and an image processing function and that allows a user to use the plurality of functions upon accepting remote access from a terminal, cause the image forming apparatus to:
- perform authentication processing on remote access to the remote UI function and remote access to the image processing function,
- wherein, in a case where the user remotely accesses the remote UI function, the image forming apparatus allows the user to use a function of the image forming apparatus by performing multi-factor authentication processing, and
- wherein, in a case where the user remotely accesses an image processing function that does not support multi-factor authentication, the image forming apparatus allows the user to use a function of the image forming apparatus by performing processing different from the multi-factor authentication processing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.