Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing information processing program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

An information processing apparatus, comprising:

• a display;
• at least one web browser configured to access a web site via a communication network, and to cause the display to display information acquired from the web site;
• specifying means for specifying access information with respect to the web site;
• session establishing means for establishing a session between the information processing apparatus and an authentication server apparatus by causing an authenticator to access the authentication server apparatus via the communication network based on the access information specified by the specifying means;
• the authenticator for executing an individual identity authentication process for the information processing apparatus independently of the at least one web browser in response to a response from the authentication server apparatus by using the session established by the session establishing means;
• and
• activation means for activating, when authentication by the individual identity authentication process succeeds, the at least one web browser, providing information of the session and the access information to the at least one web browser, and causing the at least one web browser to access the web site based on the information of the session and the access information.

An information processing method of executing an individual identity authentication process for an information processing apparatus,

• the information processing apparatus comprising:
• a display;
• an authenticator;
• and
• at least one web browser configured to access a web site via a communication network, and to cause the display to display information acquired from the web site,
• the individual identity authentication process comprising:
• specifying access information with respect to the web site;
• establishing a session between the information processing apparatus and an authentication server apparatus by causing the authenticator to access the authentication server apparatus via the communication network based on the access information specified by the specifying of the access information;
• executing the individual identity authentication process for the information processing apparatus independently of the at least one web browser in response to a response from the authentication server apparatus by using the session established by the establishing of the session;
• and
• activating, when authentication by the individual identity authentication process succeeds, the at least one web browser, providing information of the session and the access information to the at least one web browser, and causing the at least one web browser to access the web site based on the information of the session and the access information.