I was looking around for xmas gift ideas and thought someone must make a iot garage door opener and after some looking i found some but the price tags seemed outrageous.
Using alexa to hack my garage door for iot.
Alexa skill can access the information using aws lambda function azure rest api and signalr via raspberry pi.
Garage door opener is connected via ifttt and using a custom alexa skill.
To run a scene with your voice say alexa turn on scene name or alexa start scene name.
It uses a magnetic sensor attached to esp8266 to do detect if the door is open.
With this project you can ask alexa if your door is open.
Now you are able to control your garage doors with your voice.
I find it interesting that many of the one star reviews seem to be repeated and or are commenting on the ability of iot firms to remotely shut down devices ie.
When a user asks alexa the state of the door it invokes a lambda function.
Garage door open with ifttt and alexa.
It uses a magnetic sensor attached to esp8266 to do detect if the door is open.
Alexa close my garage door or alexa close my number 2 garage door read more.
Using a laser on alexa google home hackers can unlock your front door.
In my install i only use my opener to close the garage door in the evening using a scheduled alexa routine.
Alexa ask chevrolet to lock unlock my car alexa ask gmc to stop my car must be parked alexa ask buick what vehicles are in my garage alexa ask cadillac to secure my.
With this project you can ask alexa if your door is open.
If you manage your home appliances through apple s home app designed to enable smooth iot functioning the attacker could easily control all of those appliances.
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Alexa skill can access the information using aws lambda function azure rest api and signalr via raspberry pi.
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