A wireless communication terminal may include a recognition unit that recognizes terminals that are located in its own vicinity and that are capable of performing wireless communication, an authentication unit that performs authentication at a data link level for the recognized terminals that are capable of performing wireless communication, a communication unit that receives authentication requests from the recognized terminals that are capable of performing wireless communication, and performs data communication with the recognized terminals, a selection unit that selects any one of the recognized terminals that are capable of performing wireless communication, and an authentication control unit that, if the authentication request is received from a terminal that has not been recognized, causes the authentication unit to perform the authentication for the selected terminal, and at the same time prohibits the authentication unit from performing the authentication for terminals other than the selected terminal.