Establishing secure connection between mobile computing device and wireless hub using security credentials obtained from remote security credential server

A system comprising:

• a mobile computing device having a first wireless local area network adapter, a wireless wide area network adapter configured to connect to a remote security credential server across a wireless wide area network, and at least one of an optical scanner and a near field radio communication adapter;
• a wireless vehicle hub onboard a vehicle, the wireless vehicle hub having a second wireless local area network adapter;
• wherein the mobile computing device is configured to obtain information regarding security credentials from at least one of an optical scan of an optical tag and a near field radio communication exchange with a near field radio communication tag;
• wherein the mobile computing device is configured to obtain the security credentials from the remote security credential server across the wireless wide area network by providing the information regarding the security credentials to the remote security credential server which responds with the security credentials;
• wherein the mobile computing device is configured to use the security credentials to establish a secure wireless network connection between the first wireless local area network adapter of the mobile computing device and the second wireless local area network adapter of the wireless vehicle hub;
• wherein the mobile computing device is further configured as a gateway between the second wireless local area network adapter of the wireless vehicle hub and the wireless wide area network;
• and
• wherein the wireless hub is configured to provide at least one of diagnostic information, maintenance information, usage information, and logistics information regarding the vehicle to at least one of the mobile computing device via the secure wireless network connection and another computing device through the secure wireless network connection and the wireless wide area network.