Posts by Cannister

Re: new sign

I see this as a sign that Wonko the Sane was indeed correct (from H2G2):

“Hold stick near centre of its length. Moisten pointed end in mouth. Insert in tooth space, blunt end next to gum. Use gentle in-out motion.”

—The toothpick instructions that convinced Wonko mankind in general was crazy...

I used to work for a Home Automation company. I can tell you for certain that the "proving the request came from the app" option was most likely purposefully turned off / not considered. Home Automation servers rely on access to devices with HTTP interfaces (e.g. Rokus, Philips Hue bridges, NVRs, HDMI Matrices, etc) in order to integrate them. Not many provide an "authentication" step, to prove to the IoT device that the command from outside is 'legit'. Some do, but not many... It's horses for courses - the tighter the security, the harder it is to integrate with a larger Home Automation system. The looser the security, the more vulnerable it is to outside attack. The trick is to find a happy medium.....