Abstract: A method for facilitating automated authentication of a plurality of remote terminals is disclosed. The method includes generating, via a remote terminal, a key pair, the key pair including a public key and a private key that is persisted within the remote terminal; generating, via the remote terminal, a communication request by using the key pair, the communication request including the public key; transmitting, via the remote terminal using an application programming interface, the communication request to a terminal management server; registering, via the terminal management server, the remote terminal to a terminal database by using information in the communication request; persisting, via the terminal management server, the public key from the communication request to a persistent object storage repository; and generating, via the terminal management server, a response to the communication request, the response including status information and configuration information.