LICENSE ISSUING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM THEREOF

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent issuance of a license to a novel model of an image forming apparatus, even if the model is included in a function identification ID and an application declares the function identification ID, when the operation of the application is not evaluated.SOLUTION: When received setting information is setting information representing to issue a licence, a license issuing device performs a control to issue a license in response to a determination that an installation device accommodates to a model for performing a license issuance control. When the received setting information is the setting information representing not to issue the license, the license issuing device performs a control not to issue the license in response to a determination that the installation device accommodates to the model for performing the license issuance control.