System zum Schutz von geheimen Information

A secret information protection system in an information processing system according to the present invention enables prevention of access to secret information by an unauthorized person, and includes; a storage unit (10) for storing secret information to be protected from an unauthorized person; an erasure instructing unit (14) for generating an erasing instruction, and the erasure instructing unit (14) preferably consisting of a switch unit operated by an authorized person or by a cover of the information processing system for generating an ON/OFF signal as the erasing instruction to erase the secret information from the storage unit (10); and an erasure unit (16) operatively connected to the storage unit (10) for erasing the secret information in accordance with the erasing instruction from the erasure instructing unit (14).