To provide a communication apparatus and a communication method capable of accurately displaying information associated with the communication of terminal equipment connected to a communication network at the time of executing communication through the communication network in a radio system.
The communication apparatus 2 is provided with an I/F 21 for transmitting/receiving data with terminal equipment, a storage part 22 for storing management data for associating identification information 221 and cryptographic key 223 with picture data for identifying the terminal equipment on a screen, and a CPU 24 for permitting connection when prescribed authentication processing based on management data 220 is normal in accordance with a connection request including identification information, and for controlling the display of the identification information based on the management data and a communication rate based on a transmission/ reception processing result and the picture data by associating them with each other, and for controlling picture display indicating that the identification information included in the connection request is not included in the management data. The terminal equipment is provided with an I/F for transmitting/receiving data including the identification information, a storage part, and a CPU for executing prescribed processing.