Method and system for securing communications between a lead device and a secondary device

A computer-implemented method for establishing a secure connection between a lead device and a secondary device, the method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors of the lead device, a request to establish the secure connection with the secondary device, the request includes a network address of the secondary device;
• in response to receiving the request, authenticating the secondary device using the network address and one or more credentials associated with the secondary device and stored by the lead device;
• and
• in response to a successful authentication using the one or more credentials, establishing the secure connection with the secondary device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions, which, when executed on one or more processors, causes a lead device to:

• receive a request to establish a secure connection with a secondary device, the request includes a network address of the secondary device;
• in response to receiving the request, authenticate the secondary device using the network address and one or more credentials associated with the secondary device and stored by the lead device;
• and
• in response to a successful authentication using the one or more credentials, establish the secure connection with the secondary device.

A lead device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing program code, which, when executed on the one or more processors, causes the lead device to:
• receive a request to establish a secure connection with a secondary device, the request includes a network address of the secondary device;
• in response to receiving the request, authenticate the secondary device using the network address and one or more credentials associated with the secondary device and stored by the lead device;
• and
• in response to a successful authentication using the one or more credentials, establish the secure connection with the secondary device.