Method and system for automatically selecting an authentication domain

A method of controlling login processing in an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a credential source, a credential having a domain identifier identifying an authentication domain and authentication data used to authenticate with an authentication domain;
• parsing at least a portion of the domain identifier to obtain information identifying the authentication domain with which to authenticate the credential;
• automatically reconfiguring the image processing apparatus to authenticate with the identified authentication domain when it is determined, based on the information identifying the authentication domain, that a currently configured authentication domain is different from the identified authentication domain;
• and
• transmitting the authentication data of the received credential to the reconfigured domain for domain authentication processing.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, configures an image processing apparatus to execute a method of controlling login processing in an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a credential source, a credential having a domain identifier identifying an authentication domain and authentication data used to authenticate with authentication domain;
• parsing at least a portion of the domain identifier to obtain information identifying the authentication domain with which to authenticate the credential;
• automatically reconfiguring the image processing apparatus to authenticate with the identified authentication domain when it is determined, based on the information identifying the authentication domain, that a currently configured authentication domain is different from the identified authentication domain;
• and
• transmitting the authentication data of the received credential to the reconfigured domain for domain authentication processing.