Provided is a method for transmitting contents with limited system permissions. In the method, a content request is received from a client terminal. A download descriptor is transmitted to the client terminal in response to the content request, the download descriptor including information about the authentication and permission of the client terminal system that can be managed in the contents. A content transmission request is received from the client terminal that has received the download descriptor. Contents are transmitted to the client terminal in response to the content transmission request.