Communication device and communication method

1. A communication device configured to perform communication by employing first and second communication units, comprising:

an interface configured to receive communication data including a random number generated for every connection with another communication device, a certificate calculated by the random number, and authentication method information indicating an authentication method at said second communication unit, through said first communication unit, wherein said authentication method information is information indicating whether or not the authentication method at said second communication unit is compatible with a public key system; and

a hardware processing unit configured to determine, based on the authentication method information included in said communication data, an authentication method which an originator of the communication data accepts; wherein

said processing unit determines, based on the authentication method information included in said communication data, whether or not the originator of the communication data accepts the public key system,

when said processing unit has determined that the originator of said communication data does not accept the public key system, information included in said communication data is replied to the originator as identification information of the device itself, and

the random number included in said communication data is employed as identifier information employed for authentication processing at said second communication unit according to the determination result by said method determining processing unit.

2. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein

said communication data further includes

identification information for identifying said originator, and

time limit information indicating whether or not an expiration date has been set to the identification information; and

when said time limit information indicates that an expiration date has been set, information generated based on setting information included in said communication data is discarded after said expiration date elapses.

3. The communication device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to display predetermined confirmation information; and

an input unit configured to input information indicating an approval as to said confirmation information; wherein,

when an approval request for validating identification information included in said communication data is displayed on said display unit, and information indicating the approval is input by said input unit, the identification information is validated.

4. The communication device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to display predetermined confirmation information; and

an input unit configured to input information indicating an approval as to said confirmation information; wherein,

when an approval request for replying information included in said communication data is displayed on said display unit, and information indicating the approval is input by said input unit, a communication by said second communication unit is started based on the identification information.

5. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein said communication data further includes address information for identifying the originator of said reception data;

and said second communication unit performs communication only with the originator of said reception data identified by said address information.

6. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein said communication data further includes configuration information indicating a network configuration which can be formed by said second communication unit; and

attributes of the device itself within a network are determined from predetermined attributes based on said configuration information.

7. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein said second communication unit communicates over a longer distance than does said first communication unit communicate, and said second communication unit has a wider bandwidth than a bandwidth of said first communication unit.

8. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein said first communication unit transmits or receives data by a near field communication, and said second communication unit transmits or receives data by a Bluetooth communication.

9. A communication method by a communication device configured to perform a communication by employing first and second communication units, comprising:

receiving communication data including a random number generated for a connection with another communication device, a certificate calculated by the random number, and authentication method information indicating an authentication method at said second communication unit, through said first communication unit, wherein said authentication method information is information indicating whether or not the authentication method at said second communication unit is compatible with a public key system;

determining, based on the authentication method information included in said communication data, an authentication method which an originator of the communication data accepts;

determining, based on the authentication method information included in said communication data, whether or not the originator of the communication data accepts the public key system;

when said determining whether or not the originator accepts the public key system determines that the originator of said communication data does not accept the public key system, information included in said communication data is replied to the originator as identification information of the device itself; and

performing an authentication processing at said second communication unit by employing a random number included in said communication data as identification information according to the determination result in said determining the authentication method.

10. A communication device configured to perform a communication by employing first and second communication means, comprising:

means for receiving communication data including a random number generated for a connection with another communication device, a certificate calculated by the random number, and authentication method information indicating an authentication method at said second communication means, through said first communication means, wherein said authentication method information is information indicating whether or not the authentication method at said second communication means is compatible with a public key system; and

determination means for determining, based on the authentication method information included in said communication data, an authentication method which an originator of the communication data accepts, wherein

determination means determines, based on the authentication method information included in said communication data, whether or not the originator of the communication data accepts the public key system,

when determination means has determined that the originator of said communication data does not accept the public key system, information included in said communication data is replied to the originator as identification information of the device itself, and

the random number included in said communication data is employed as identifier information employed for an authentication processing at said second communication means according to the determination result by said determination means.