A permission management method in a smart household application scenario, wherein the method comprises: receiving, by a management device (200, A), a first request sent by a controlled device (100, C1..C4) that includes a smart household device, wherein the first request comprises a device identifier of the controlled device (100, C1..C4) and indication information of a target operation; detecting, by the management device (200, A), a network status of a controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4), wherein when the controlling device (101, B1, B2) is in different network statuses, the controlled device (100, C1..C4) has different permission for performing the target operation; determining, by the management device (200, A) based on the network status of the controlling device (101, B1, B2), the device identifier of the controlled device (100, C1..C4), and the indication information of the target operation, permission for performing the target operation by the controlled device (100, C1..C4); and processing, by the management device (200, A), the first request based on the determined permission for performing the target operation by the controlled device (100, C1..C4), wherein the management device (200, A) supports a short-distance wireless communication protocol, the detecting the network status of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) includes: performing device scanning based on the short-distance wireless communication protocol, and generating a connected device list based on a device obtained by scanning; determining whether the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) is in the connected device list; and if yes, determining that the network status of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) is an online state; or if not, determining that the network status of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) is an offline state, and the different network statuses of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) are the online state and the offline state. receiving, by a management device (200, A), a first request sent by a controlled device (100, C1..C4) that includes a smart household device, wherein the first request comprises a device identifier of the controlled device (100, C1..C4) and indication information of a target operation; detecting, by the management device (200, A), a network status of a controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4), wherein when the controlling device (101, B1, B2) is in different network statuses, the controlled device (100, C1..C4) has different permission for performing the target operation; determining, by the management device (200, A) based on the network status of the controlling device (101, B1, B2), the device identifier of the controlled device (100, C1..C4), and the indication information of the target operation, permission for performing the target operation by the controlled device (100, C1..C4); and processing, by the management device (200, A), the first request based on the determined permission for performing the target operation by the controlled device (100, C1..C4), wherein the management device (200, A) supports a short-distance wireless communication protocol, the detecting the network status of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) includes: performing device scanning based on the short-distance wireless communication protocol, and generating a connected device list based on a device obtained by scanning; determining whether the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) is in the connected device list; and if yes, determining that the network status of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) is an online state; or if not, determining that the network status of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) is an offline state, and the different network statuses of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) are the online state and the offline state. performing device scanning based on the short-distance wireless communication protocol, and generating a connected device list based on a device obtained by scanning; determining whether the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) is in the connected device list; and if yes, determining that the network status of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) is an online state; or if not, determining that the network status of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) associated with the controlled device (100, C1..C4) is an offline state, and the different network statuses of the controlling device (101, B1, B2) are the online state and the offline state.