Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

An information processing method comprising:

• controlling receiving of a command requesting for the execution of predetermined processing;
• controlling storage of first information indicating, among a plurality of stages in a lifecycle of an information processing apparatus, a current stage determined by stored data;
• including controlling storage of an all reset command which clears all dedicated files, elementary files and the authentication key;
• and
• determining on the basis of the first information and second information indicating an executable command in the current stage, the executable command being determined for each of the plurality of stages whether the received command is an executable command in the current stage.

A recording medium recording a program for allowing a computer to execute information processing which comprises the steps of:

• controlling the receiving of a command requesting for the execution of predetermined processing;
• controlling the storage of first information indicating, among a plurality of stages in a lifecycle of an information processing apparatus, a current stage determined by stored data;
• controlling storage of an all reset command which clears all dedicated files, elementary files and authentication;
• and
• determining on the basis of the first information and second information indicating an executable command in the current stage, the executable command being determined for each of the plurality of stages whether the received command is an executable command in the current stage.

A program allowing a computer to execute the steps of:

• controlling the receiving of a command requesting for the execution of predetermined processing;
• controlling the storage of first information indicating, among a plurality of stages in a lifecycle of an information processing apparatus, a current stage determined by stored data;
• controlling storage of an all reset command which clears all dedicated files, elementary files and the authentication key;
• and
• determining on the basis of the first information and second information indicating an executable command in the current stage, the executable command being determined for each of the plurality of stages whether the receiving command is an executable command in the current stage.

An information processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving data after a communicating party is authenticated as a result of conducting mutual authentication processing with the communicating party, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• receiving means for receiving a command requesting for the execution of predetermined processing;
• first storage means for storing first information indicating, among a plurality of stages in a lifecycle of the information processing apparatus, a current stage determined by stored data and second information indicating an executable command in the current stage, the executable command being determined for each of the plurality of stages wherein the first storage means includes storing an all reset command which clears all dedicated files, elementary files and the authentication key;
• determining means for determining on the basis of the first information and the second information whether the command received by the receiving means is an executable command in the current stage;
• and
• second storage means for storing authentication data which is used for the mutual authentication processing and is used for encrypting or decrypting predetermined data in association with each of the plurality of stages.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a command requesting for the execution of predetermined processing;
• a storage unit configured to store data and first information indicating, among a plurality of stages in a lifecycle of the information processing apparatus, a current stage determined by the stored data and second information indicating an executable command in the current stage, the executable command being determined for each of the plurality of stages wherein the storage unit includes storing an all reset command which clears all dedicated files, elementary files and the authentication key;
• and
• a determining unit configured to determine on the basis of the first information and the second information whether the command received by the receiver is an executable command in the current stage.

An information processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving data after a communicating party is authenticated as a result of conducting mutual authentication processing with the communicating party, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a command requesting for the execution of predetermined processing;
• a first storage unit configured to store first information indicating, among a plurality of stages in a lifecycle of the information processing apparatus, a current stage determined by stored data and second information indicating an executable command in the current stage, the executable command being determined for each of the plurality of stages wherein the first storage unit includes storing an all reset command which clears all dedicated files, elementary files and the authentication key;
• a determining unit configured to determine on the basis of the first information and the second information whether the command received by the receiver is an executable command in the current stage;
• and
• a second storage unit configured to store authentication data which is used for the mutual authentication processing and is used for encrypting or decrypting predetermined data in association with each of the plurality of stages.