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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomohiro Akiba, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); G06F 21/79 (2013.01); G06F 21/85 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); G06F 21/79 (2013.01); G06F 21/85 (2013.01); G06F 2212/402 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information processing apparatus, equipped with a processor for controlling the information processing apparatus and a storage device, has an encryption unit that encrypts or decrypts data stored in the storage device and data read from the storage device, and determines whether or not the encryption unit is mounted on the same circuit board as a control unit, and changes processing for detecting whether or not a connection between the encryption unit and the control unit is disconnected in accordance with the determination result.