Provided in the present invention are a digital credential management method and a device, the method comprising: a digital credential application device negotiating establishment of a secure data channel with a digital credential issuing device, and sending to the digital credential issuing device a digital credential management request message; the digital credential issuing device receiving the message, and sending to the digital credential application device a digital credential management verification request message; the digital credential application device receiving the verification request message, and sending to the digital credential issuing device a digital credential management verification response message; the digital credential issuing device receiving the digital credential management verification response message, and sending to the digital credential application device a digital credential management response message; the digital credential application device receiving the digital credential management response message, and sending to the digital credential issuing device a digital credential management confirmation message.