Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium for processing registration requests

Abstract

When receiving a registration request for a user, an information processing apparatus transmits an e-mail including an authentication uniform resource locator (URL) to an e-mail address included in the registration request. The apparatus receives an authentication request for the e-mail address that is transmitted by access to the URL. The apparatus determines whether the registration request is under attack. If the registration request is determined to be under attack, the apparatus performs control to request a transmitter of the authentication request to perform an operation to confirm whether the transmitter has made the registration request. If the registration request is determined to be not under attack, the apparatus performs control not to request the confirmation operation. The apparatus then authenticates the e-mail address corresponding to the authentication request and registers the user. If the confirmation operation is requested, the apparatus does not register the user based on the confirmation operation.