The invention relates to the technical field of
key management, and discloses an Ad hoc network
group key management method, which comprises the following steps of: constructing a logic
key tree based on an
elliptic curve cryptosystem; mapping the elliptic curve points into integer field numerical values through a mapping function, wherein the integer field numerical values are used for generating each node key of the logic
key tree; when a group is initialized, dynamically generating a
group key through a multi-party key negotiation protocol; when a new member joins, adjusting a logic
key tree structure and updating a related node key to ensure that the new member cannot decrypt the communication content before joining; and when the member exits, updating the node key on the related path of the exit member to ensure that the exit member cannot decrypt the communication content after the exit. According to the method, a logic key
tree structure and multi-party key negotiation are adopted, and the method has the key independence characteristic. The method is based on a logic key
tree structure, supports node dynamic event
group key updating, meets the requirements of group key forward and backward security, and is suitable for an Ad hoc network environment.