Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and non-transitory computer readable medium

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus which includes a communication unit configured to perform short-range wireless communication with an external apparatus configured to provide a predetermined function, the method comprising:

• determining, based on information obtained from the external apparatus by the communication unit, whether to perform authentication processing in order to utilize the predetermined function of the external apparatus;
• and
• performing the authentication processing if the determining to perform the authentication processing.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program to cause a computer including a communication unit configured to perform short-range wireless communication with an external apparatus configured to provide a predetermined function to function as:

• a first determination unit configured to determine, based on information obtained from the external apparatus by the communication unit, whether to perform authentication processing in order to utilize the predetermined function of the external apparatus;
• and
• an authentication unit configured to perform the authentication processing if the first determination unit determines to perform the authentication processing.