Method and system for securely provisioning a remote device

A computing device configured for provisioning a network-connected device within a security platform, the computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory, and
• a communications subsystem,
• wherein the computing device is configured to:
• receive a first connection request, the first connection request being from an electronic apparatus distinct from the network-connected device and including a network-connected device identifier for the network-connected device;
• authenticate the first connection request, thereby creating a first connection;
• receive 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;
• receive a request from the network-connected device to add the network-connected device to the security platform;
• add 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;
• receive a third connection request from a second network-connected device;
• determine that no connection request including an identifier for the second network-connected device was received from any electronic apparatus;
• and
• ignore the third connection request.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing instruction code, which when executed by a processor of a computing device configured for provisioning a network-connected device within a security platform, cause the computing device to:

• receive a first connection request, the first connection request being from an electronic apparatus distinct from the network-connected device and including a network-connected device identifier for the network-connected device;
• authenticate the first connection request, thereby creating a first connection;
• receive 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;
• receive a request from the network-connected device to add the network-connected device to the security platform;
• add 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;
• receive a third connection request from a second network-connected device;
• determine that no connection request including an identifier for the second network-connected device was received from any electronic apparatus;
• and
• ignore the third connection request.