Lightweight chat session participant

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• provisioning, by a media device, a device identifier based on a hardware certificate of the media device;
• registering, by the media device, the device identifier with a server;
• establishing an encrypted connection between the media device and a client device;
• receiving, at the media device, from the client device, and via the encrypted connection, a request for a temporary identifier for a group chat session;
• provisioning, by the media device, the temporary identifier based on the device identifier of the media device;
• providing, by the media device and via the encrypted connection, the temporary identifier to the client device;
• receiving, at the media device and from the server, an invitation to join the group chat session, wherein the invitation is directed to the temporary identifier;
• and
• joining, by the media device, the group chat session.

A media device, comprising:

• a memory storing:
• a plurality of computer programs;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute instructions of the plurality of computer programs to:
• establish an encrypted connection with a client device;
• receive, from the client device and via the encrypted connection, a request for a temporary identifier for a group chat session;
• provision the temporary identifier based on a device identifier of the media device;
• register the temporary identifier with a server;
• provide, via the encrypted connection, the temporary identifier to the client device;
• receive, from the server, an invitation to join the group chat session, wherein the invitation is directed to the temporary identifier;
• join the group chat session;
• and
• remove the temporary identifier from the server after leaving the group chat session.