The present application discloses a method for key supplementation in a
unicast source global
quantum-
secure multicast network. By initiating a key supplement request through a
quantum-
secure multicast source, not only can key supplementation in a
unicast source global
quantum-
secure multicast network be reliably and securely implemented, but it can also effectively avoid the situation where each
multicast member in a quantum-secure
multicast group has to make a key supplement request, which would cause
network congestion and consume network resources if the
multicast key center needs to process multiple redundant key supplement requests simultaneously. This reduces the
processing burden on the multicast key center. After generating and distributing a supplementary multicast
group key, the multicast key center can encrypt and multicast the supplementary multicast
group key to all multicast members in the quantum-secure multicast group using an
encryption key corresponding to the supplementary multicast
group key. This not only ensures the security of the supplementary multicast group key, but also improves the real-time and continuity of key supplementation, and reduces the
delay in
synchronizing the supplementary multicast group key between the multicast members.