Information processing apparatus and control method

A control method of controlling an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• a registering step of registering first authentication information required to allow a user to access data registered in the information processing apparatus when a first user authentication is executed;
• a generating step of generating second authentication information required to allow data transmission from an external apparatus to the information processing apparatus when a second user authentication is executed, the second authentication information different from the first authentication information;
• a managing step of managing the first authentication information registered in said registering step in association with the second authentication information generated in said generating step;
• a transmitting step of transmitting the second authentication information generated in said generating step to the external apparatus;
• an authenticating step of receiving authentication information from the external apparatus, and performing the second user authentication by utilizing the received authentication information and the second authentication information;
• and
• a storing step of storing, when the second user authentication performed in the authenticating step succeeds, data transmitted from the external apparatus as data accessible through the first user authentication using the first authentication information managed in association with the second authentication in said managing step.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program executable at least by a computer in an information processing apparatus, the program comprising:

• a registering module adapted to register first authentication information required to allow a user to access data registered in the information processing apparatus when a first user authentication is executed;
• a generating module adapted to generate second authentication information required to allow data transmission from an external apparatus to the information processing apparatus when a second user authentication is executed, the second authentication information different from the first authentication information;
• a managing module adapted to manage the first authentication information registered according to said registering module in association with the second authentication information generated according to said generating module;
• a transmitting module adapted to transmit the second authentication information generated according to said generating module to the external apparatus;
• an authenticating module adapted to receive authentication information from the external apparatus, and perform the second user authentication by utilizing the received authentication information and the second authentication information;
• and
• a storing module adapted to store, when the second user authentication performed according to said authenticating module succeeds, data transmitted from the external apparatus as data accessible through the first user authentication using the first authentication information managed in association with the second authentication according to said managing module.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a CPU;
• and
• a storage device connected to the CPU, at least one of the at least one storage device storing a program executable by the CPU, wherein the CPU is configured by the program at least to:
• register first authentication information required to allow a user to access data registered in the information processing apparatus when a first user authentication is executed;
• generate second authentication information required to allow data transmission from an external apparatus to the information processing apparatus when a second user authentication is executed, the second authentication information different from the first authentication information;
• manage the first authentication information in association with the second authentication information;
• instruct transmission of the second authentication information to the external apparatus;
• receive authentication information from the external apparatus, and perform the second user authentication by utilizing the received authentication information and the second authentication information;
• and
• instruct storage of, when the second user authentication succeeds, data transmitted from the external apparatus as data accessible through the first user authentication using the first authentication information managed in association with the second authentication.