Information processing apparatus capable of authentication processing with improved user convenience, control program for information processing apparatus, and recording medium having control program for information processing apparatus recorded thereon

A control method for an information processing apparatus, comprising the steps of:

• accepting input of access from each of a plurality of different kinds of operation devices each accepting an operation from a user;
• and
• executing an authentication process in response to said input of access,
• wherein each said operation device is provided with a display for displaying information,
• said step of executing an authentication process including the steps of:
• determining an order of priority of a plurality of authentication methods having respective different authentication manners, depending on whether said operation device that makes access possesses a hardware keyboard;
• displaying an authentication screen on said display of said operation device according to one of the authentication methods in accordance with the determined order of priority when the operation device does not possess a hardware keyboard, the authentication screen displaying a plurality of individually selectable images including an authentication image;
• and
• displaying a different authentication screen on said display of said operation device according to a different one of the authentication methods in accordance with the determined order priority when the operation device possesses a hardware keyboard.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having a control program recorded thereon to be executed in a computer of an information processing apparatus, said control program allowing said computer to execute processing including the steps of:

• accepting input of access from each of a plurality of different kinds of operation devices each accepting an operation from a user;
• and
• executing an authentication process in response to said input of access,
• wherein each said operation device is provided with a display for displaying information,
• said step of executing an authentication process including the steps of:
• determining an order of priority of a plurality of authentication methods having respective different authentication manners, depending on whether said operation device that makes access possesses a hardware keyboard;
• displaying an authentication screen on said display of said operation device according to one of the authentication methods in accordance with the determined order of priority when the operation device does not possess a hardware keyboard, the authentication screen displaying a plurality of individually selectable images including an authentication image;
• and
• displaying a different authentication screen on said display of said operation device according to a different one of the authentication methods in accordance with the determined order priority when the operation device possesses a hardware keyboard.