A network of nodes supporting machine to machine (“M2M”) communication within the network is provided. Each of a plurality of nodes within the networks may be in an inactive communication state prior to authentication. The authentication may be performed by a remote central node (“RCN”). The RCN may be configured to control authentication and communication between nodes in the network. The RCN may perform one, two or more methods of authentication to securely authenticate each node. Following authentication, the RCN may generate network protocol for data payloads transmitted within the network. The RCN may further be configured to store data transmitted between nodes and maintain or delete the data based on a level of privacy that may be tagged to the stored data.