To obtain a preferable balance between an update process of access control information and search performance having an access limit.

If an access limit has been set for the file, the user must also have accessed (downloaded) the file fewer times than the file’s access limit.

The above method may optionally be optionally be implemented including seamless integration with Internet content, encryption, age limitation, access limitation and management and so forth.

A terminal access limit system for implementing said method is also disclosed in the present invention.

The information provider may judge the security level too low and does not perform any access limit or the information provider or an administrator requested by the information provider may forget setting of the access limit.