Secure pairing of devices via pairing facilitator-intermediary device

A first computing device comprising:

• a user interface configured to receive a selection of a portable monitoring device for pairing with the first computing device;
• a communication unit configured to:
• receive, via the computer network from a server, first pairing information including an identifier of a second computing device previously paired with the portable monitoring device and a secret used for authenticating a communication link between the first computing device and the portable monitoring device,
• send the first pairing information to the portable monitoring device, wherein the secret is communicated as out-of-band data to the portable monitoring device,
• receive second pairing information from the portable monitoring device, the second pairing information being obtained by the portable monitoring device from the server via the second computing device;
• and
• a processor configured to pair the first computing device with the portable monitoring device based on the first pairing information and the second pairing information, wherein pairing the first computing device with the portable monitoring device comprises creating a communication link between the first computing device and the portable monitoring device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed cause a processor of a first computing device to:

• receive, from a server, first pairing information including an identifier of a second computing device previously paired with the portable monitoring device and a secret used for authenticating a communication link between the first computing device and the portable monitoring device;
• send the first pairing information from the first computing device to the portable monitoring device, wherein the secret is communicated as out-of-band data to the portable monitoring device;
• receive second pairing information from the portable monitoring device, the second pairing information being obtained by the portable monitoring device from the server;
• and
• pair the first computing device with the portable monitoring device based on the first pairing information and the second pairing information, wherein pairing the first computing device with the portable monitoring device comprises creating a link between the first computing device and the portable monitoring device.