Communication method and related equipment

The embodiment of the invention provides a communication method and related equipment, and relates to the field of intelligent automobiles, and the method comprises the steps: determining key certificate information based on an automobile intelligent key; and sending the key certificate information to a server. According to the method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the network security of the full life cycle of the automobile intelligent key can be improved. 本申请实施例提供一种通信方法及相关设备，涉及智能汽车领域，该方法包括：基于汽车智能钥匙确定钥匙凭证信息；将钥匙凭证信息发送给服务器。本申请实施例提供的方法，能够提升汽车智能钥匙全生命周期的网络安全。