METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURELY PROVISIONING A REMOTE DEVICE

A method at a computing device for provisioning a network-connected device within a security platform, the method including receiving a first connection request, the first connection request being from an electronic apparatus and including a network-connected device identifier; authenticating the first connection request, thereby creating a first connection; receiving a second connection request, the second connection request being from the network-connected device and including the network-connected device identifier and a shared platform credential; receiving a request from the network-connected device to add the network-connected device to the security platform; and adding the network-connected device to the security platform based on a concurrent first connection and the request from the network-connected device to add the network-connected device to the security platform.