An information processing apparatus includes a touch panel; a camera; and a processor coupled to the touch panel and the camera and configured to: display first guide information on the touch panel, display second guide information at a location different from a location of the first guide information on the touch panel when an operation to the first guide information is detected, acquire a plurality of images of a first palm photographed during a period from when a finger touching to the first guide information has been detected to when a finger touching to the second guide information has been detected, and extract a first authentication image for use in authentication of a user from the plurality of images of the first palm.