A secrecy management information recording device has an information input
section which inputs image information printed by a printer and secrecy
management information corresponding to the image information, a
transport mechanism which receives a printing sheet on which the image
information has been printed by the printer, and discharges the sheet
after passage over a heat generating resistor, and a magnetic tag forming
section which controls generation of heat by the heat generating resistor
according to content of the secrecy management information corresponding
to the image information printed on the transported printing sheet to
thermally transfer at least one magnetic member contained in a thermal
transfer sheet onto the printing sheet. A magnetic tag representing the
content of the secrecy management information is thereby formed on the
printing sheet. This device records additional information corresponding
to image information on a printing medium at the time of copying of the
image information to the printing medium in such a manner that the
additional information is remotely readable.