US Patent 10148644 Information processing apparatus and method of controlling the same

An information processing apparatus capable of receiving an authentication request in accordance with a protocol of a plurality of protocols and a method of controlling the same are provided. The information processing apparatus stores a user identifier and a password for each user and a calculation method for each protocol, and when the apparatus receives an authentication request including authentication data from a remote computer in accordance with a protocol of the plurality of protocols, the apparatus obtains stored password corresponding to the authentication data which is included in the authentication request, obtains, stored calculation method corresponding to the protocol, converts the obtained password into a hash in accordance with the obtained calculation method, and verifies the authentication data with the hash.