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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Narita, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a function including at least a print function includes a first authentication unit configured to perform authentication processing on local access to the image forming apparatus, a second authentication unit configured to perform authentication processing on remote access to the image forming apparatus, and a reception unit configured to receive separately a setting to activate multi-factor authentication processing including a plurality of authentication factors in the authentication of the local access and a setting to activate multi-factor authentication processing including a plurality of authentication factors in the authentication of the remote access. In a case where the multi-factor authentication processing for the local access is activated and the multi-factor authentication processing for the remote access is not activated, the activated multi-factor authentication processing for the local access is controlled not to be deactivated from the authenticated remote access.