Abstract:The secret sharing scheme provides a new way to solve the problem of information security and key management.Secret sharing can be applied in secure storage and encryption of data, which ensures the security and accuracy of transmitted information.This paper is a review of the secret sharing scheme, introducing the concept of secret sharing, and it also summarizes the development process and the characteristics of much secret sharing technology such as the multi-secret sharing, verifiable secret sharing, non-distributor secret sharing, security reconfigurable secret sharing, and proactive secret sharing technology.Additionally, the applications of secret sharing technology in the field of electronic voting, the field of digital image and the field of biological feature are also listed in this paper.