Management apparatus, management method, and storage medium

A management method comprising:

• accepting an application intended not to change a software configuration of a device in response to a change instruction indicating a change of the software configuration of the device;
• and
• denying the application based on a point of time related to the change instruction and a point of time of the accepted application.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to:

• accept an application intended not to change a software configuration of a device in response to a change instruction indicating a change of the software configuration of the device;
• and
• deny the application based on a point of time related to the change instruction and a point of time of the accepted application.