Authentication and pairing of devices using a machine readable code

A client computing device comprising:

• a wireless communication interface;
• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the client computing device to:
• display a machine readable code (MR code);
• based on an indication that a mobile computing device, that is separate from the client computing device, scanned the displayed MR code,
• establish a secure communication channel with the mobile computing device by pairing the mobile computing device and the client computing device based on user authentication by a remote computing system;
• and
• receive content associated with the remote computing system through the secure communication channel using the wireless communication interface.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• displaying, by a first computing device, a machine readable code (MR code);
• based on an indication that a second computing device, that is separate from the first computing device, scanned the displayed MR code,
• establishing a secure communication channel with the second computing device by pairing the first computing device with the second computing device based on user authentication by a remote computing system that is remote from the first and second computing devices;
• and
• receiving, by the first computing device using a wireless communication interface, content associated with the remote computing system through the secure communication channel.

A computing system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the computing system to:
• receive a request to pair a client computing device with a mobile computing device,
• the computing system being remote from, and configured to communicate with, the mobile computing, device over a communication network;
• based on the request, send an instruction over the communication network to display a machine readable (MR) code in association with the client computing device;
• receive a user credential associated with a user of the mobile computing device;
• based on authentication of the user using the received user credential, generate an instruction to establish a secure communication channel for data transfer between the mobile computing device and the client computing device.