A method for controlling an authentication state of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes authenticating user login with representative authentication information in a first application requiring user authentication, identifying temporary authentication information when authenticating the user in the first application, storing the identified temporary authentication information and the representative authentication information, deciding whether temporary authentication information is identical to the stored temporary authentication information by identifying the temporary authentication information while using the first application, and maintaining the authentication state if the temporary authentication is identical to the stored temporary authentication information.