Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a processing unit configured to selectively perform a process using information acquired from an application. The processing unit generates second key information based on first key information when the first key information is acquired from an application, retains specific information for specifying a target application on which a process is to be performed, when the first key information is acquired, determines whether an accessing application is the target application based on the specific information when being accessed by the application after the specific information is retained, performs a process based on information acquired from the accessing application and the second key information when the application is determined to be the target application, and refrains from performing a process using information acquired from the accessing application when the application is determined not to be the target application.