An electronic device that shares a secret key with another electronic device; receives a first response request transmitted from the another electronic device; generates a first response message based on the first response request and the secret key; receives a second response request transmitted from the another electronic device; and generates a second response message based on the second response request, the second response message transmitted to the another electronic device and including authentication data generated based on the secret key. The electronic device is authorized to receive data from the another electronic device when the authentication data matches expected authentication information generated by the another electronic device, and a predetermined time elapsed from a transmission of the second response request does not expire before the second response message is received by the another electronic device.