An information processing apparatus is provided including a memory configured to store content data and corresponding content management information. The content management information defines a rule set relative to reproduction of the content data. The content data and management data are embodied in a first format. A processor is configured to convert the first format of the content management information into a second format, different from the first format. A transmitter is provided to trans...

An authorized client communication system seeking access to a host communication system may be identified by locating a memory segment within the client communication system that stores client software used to access the host computer system. The memory segment then is examined to determine whether the client software stored in the memory segment corresponds to client software for an official client communication, system. Communications from the client communication system are terminated when th...

Upon authentication via a required multi-function hardware component, coupled to a computer system with one or more computer-readable media, having a software product embodied thereon, one implementation, described herein, conditionally blocks or grants access to the software functionality of that software product on that computer system.

An information output apparatus includes a tray determining unit that determines an output tray to which printed sheets are output, a secret information generating unit that generates first secret information corresponding to tray identification information for identifying the output tray determined, a transmitting unit that transmits the first secret information generated by the secret information generating unit to a terminal, an input accepting unit that accepts an input of second secret info...

A content distribution is performed by a secure container including a content encrypted by a content key and container information set for a content transaction. The container information includes a person identification certificate identifiers list. Usage control status information including the list is generated and stored in a device during a secondary distribution among user devices after a primary distribution of the content. In the distribution among the user devices, identifying an identi...

In one embodiment, documents accessible via a designated public account are classified as public. In another embodiment, documents accessible according to a designated public access control list are classified as public. In some embodiments, all documents not classified as public are classified as private. Content in the public documents is linguistically analyzed, resulting in a set of keys for use in subsequent full and partial content matching. The keys and associated file names are stored in...

A method and system for remotely maintaining data that is critical for license enforcement. The data consists of named values, is kept on a user's trusted platform, and encrypted with the use of keys that are stored in two special registers. One register is exclusively readable by a trusted program, and holds a long-term secret. Another register is exclusively writable, and changed often, so that old backups of the named values can only be read if suitable permissions are obtained. It uses a hie...

The invention provides a form of reacting on security or vulnerability information relevant for a system comprising computer software and/or hardware or electronics, wherein a service provider with a first subsystem (1) is providing activation tokens to be received by a customer with a second subsystem (2). The activation tokens including activation information and naming of system characteristics in machine readable and filterable manner. The second subsystem (2) comprises receiving means (11) ...

A method of preventing the infection of a computer network 1 by a computer virus, where that virus can be spread by e-mail traffic. The method comprises installing at an e-mail gateway 7 of the network an anti-virus application 12, which application scans at least incoming e-mail traffic for known viruses. In the event that a new virus is detected by the provider of the anti-virus application 12, a notification of this event is sent from the provider to the anti-virus-application 12. At the anti...

An electronic message manager (100) examines (210) incoming electronic messages and determines (220) whether an incoming electronic message comprises at least one suspect link associated with a remote system. In response to the determination (220) that the incoming message comprises at least one suspect link, the electronic message manager (100) replaces (230) each suspect link with a redirection link. In response to a user attempting (240) to connect to the remote system by clicking on the redi...