Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method of operating a user-equipment (UE) gateway device to establish access for an end-point device coupled to the UE gateway device includes receiving a connection request from the end-point device; creating a registry entry with a digital identity for the end-point device in a security registry of the UE gateway device, transmitting a second registry entry derived from the registry entry to a network device coupled to the UE gateway device, recording activities with devices in communications with the end-point device into the registry entry, and locking the registry entry in the security registry after a set period of time. Security registries are recorded in network devices and communications with then end-point device may be monitored and alerts provided according to the registry entries for the end-point devices in the security registries.