Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

An information processing method comprising:

• receiving, by a reception unit, a command requesting for an execution of predetermined processing;
• storing, by a storage unit, stage information of a plurality of stages in a lifecycle of a IC card, the plurality of stages including at least a terminated state;
• and
• determining, by a determination unit, whether the command received by the reception unit is an executable command in the stage on a basis of the stage information.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing an information processing apparatus to:

• receive, by a reception unit, a command requesting for an execution of predetermined processing;
• store, by a storage unit, stage information of a plurality of stages in a lifecycle of a IC card, the plurality of stages including at least a terminated state;
• and
• determine, by a determination unit, whether the command received by the reception unit is an executable command in the stage on a basis of the stage information.