Abstract:
With a portal server, a request for information from a terminal of a second user that is an agent for a first user is received, and an encrypted data directed to a terminal of the first user, stored in an encrypted-data memory unit, is re-encrypted using a re-encryption key for the second user, stored in a first encryption-key memory unit, arid is transmitted to the terminal of the second user, with the terminal of the second user, the re-encrypted data received is decrypted using an encryption key for the second user, stored in a second encryption-key memory unit, and time keys specified by the terminal of the first user, related to a time-period during which browsing of the information is permitted.