Methods and systems for remote access to a transporation vehicle system

A method for remotely access a vehicle, the method comprising:

• storing a security certificate in a portable device associated with an aircraft, the security certificate defining duration for using the portable device for remotely accessing an aircraft computing system;
• obtaining the security certificate from the portable device, after validating a request from a user console;
• and
• providing the security certificate to the user console to access the aircraft computing system via the portable device for no longer than the defined duration.

A system for remote access of a transportation vehicle, the system comprising:

• a memory including a machine readable medium comprising machine executable code;
• and a processor module coupled to the memory, the processor module executing the machine executable code to:
• associate a portable device with the transportation vehicle for remotely accessing a computing system of the transportation vehicle;
• establish a first secured connection between a user console and a network computer;
• establish a second secured connection between the network computer and the portable device;
• obtain by the network computer a security certificate from the portable device using the second secured connection;
• provide the security certificate to the user console by the network computer;
• and
• use the security certificate and the second secured connection by the user console to access the computing system for no longer than a duration defined by the security certificate.