The present patent disclosure describes a system and method for maintaining persistent secure connections between a terminal and a host. The system comprises a session manager component for storing session information associated with a terminal identifier (ID) of the terminal, the session information comprising a client connection ID for identifying a persistent secure client connection and a terminal connection ID for identifying a secure terminal connection. The system also comprises a connection manager component for establishing communication between the persistent secure client connection, identified by the client connection ID, and the secure terminal connection, identified by the terminal connection ID. The method comprises the step of storing session information associated with a terminal identifier (ID) of the terminal, the session information comprising a client connection ID for identifying a persistent secure client connection and a terminal connection ID for identifying a secure terminal connection. The method further comprises the step of establishing communication between the persistent secure client connection, identified by the client connection ID, and the secure terminal connection, identified by the terminal connection ID.