Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

An information processing method of performing cryptographic processing in response to a request from a server transmitting encrypted information to control an integrated circuit chip, the information processing method comprising the steps of:

• managing types of the cryptographic processing granted in accordance with requests;
• and
• performing predetermined cryptographic processing requested from a predetermined server succeeding in authentication, when the requested predetermined cryptographic processing has a granted type managed in the managing step, to supply information concerning the processing result to the predetermined server as information to be transmitted to the integrated circuit chip to be controlled.

A program causing a computer to perform cryptographic processing in response to a request from a server transmitting encrypted information to control an integrated circuit chip, the program comprising the steps of:

• managing types of the cryptographic processing granted in accordance with requests;
• and
• performing predetermined cryptographic processing requested from a predetermined server succeeding in authentication, when the requested predetermined cryptographic processing has a granted type managed in the managing step, to supply information concerning the processing result to the predetermined server as information to be transmitted to the integrated circuit chip to be controlled.

An information processing apparatus configured to perform cryptographic processing in response to a request from a server transmitting encrypted information to control an integrated circuit chip, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• a managing unit managing types of the cryptographic processing granted in accordance with requests;
• and
• an output unit performing predetermined cryptographic processing requested from a predetermined server succeeding in authentication, when the requested predetermined cryptographic processing has a granted type managed by the managing unit, to supply information concerning the processing result to the predetermined server as information to be transmitted to the integrated circuit chip to be controlled.