Method, apparatus, device and storage medium for device authentication and checking

A method for device authentication, comprising:

• in response to receiving a device activation request from a first device, verifying, at a second device, identity authentication information of the first device indicated in the device activation request;
• in response to the verification of the identity authentication information being successful, sending an activation certificate to the first device;
• and
• in response to receiving a certificate signing request from the first device, sending a device certificate to the first device, the device certificate being generated based on the certificate signing request.

An electronic device, comprising:

• at least one processing unit;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing instructions for execution by the at least one processing unit, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processing unit, causing the electronic device to perform acts for device authentication, the acts comprising:
• sending, at a first device, a device activation request to a second device, the device activation request comprising identity authentication information of the first device;
• in response to receiving an activation certificate from the second device, storing the activation certificate in a trusted environment associated with the first device;
• sending a certificate signing request to the second device, the certificate signing request being generated based at least in part on the activation certificate in the trusted environment;
• and
• storing a device certificate received from the second device in the trusted environment, the device certificate being generated based on the certificate signing request.