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Image forming apparatus and control method for same

  • US 20030226039A1
  • Filed: 05/27/2003
  • Published: 12/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control method for an image forming apparatus connected via a network to a server device, the server device controlling access thereto by a verification process, the control method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) conducting verification according to a verification protocol having the highest security selected from among a plurality of verification protocols having different levels of security;

    (b) determining whether or not verification has succeeded;

    (c) if verification has failed, conducting verification according to a verification protocol having the next highest level of security; and

    (d) repeating steps (a), (b) and (c) until verification to the server device is successful.

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