Certificate generation method, certificate generation apparatus, information processing apparatus, and communication device

Abstract

A certificate generation method executed by a computer, includes receiving specific information and configuration information of a communication device collected by an information processing apparatus, the specific information and the configuration information being transmitted from the communication device provided with the information processing apparatus having tamper resistance; determining a communication address of the communication device based on the specific information if a combination of the received specific information and the received configuration information of the communication device is equivalent to information stored beforehand in a storage unit; generating an electronic certificate including a part of or all of the specific information and the configuration information, and the determined communication address; and transmitting the electronic certificate to the communication device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing apparatus having tamper resistance and being provided in a communication device, the information processing apparatus comprising:
 a memory; and   a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes a process includes:
 collecting specific information of the communication device and configuration information of the communication device; 
 transmitting an issuance request of an electronic certificate including the collected specific information and the configuration information and having an electronic signature attached generated by a private key of the information processing apparatus; 
 receiving the electronic certificate replied in response to the issuance request; and 
 storing the received electronic certificate to the memory.