Secure remote access from office to home

Secure remote access to home automation networks

“…In the GHS approach [15], the messages are completely transparent at the trusted third party. In the second third party-based approach reviewed [16], the message containing the security information are visible to the trusted third party. Subsequently, this information can be used to make all communications between the remote client and home automation system transparent.…”

“…The GHS re-encrypt the information and forward the message to the appropriate home's IP address. In parallel and later Kara [16,17] proposed an almost identical scheme. In this scheme, the mobile client's first message to the trusted third party contains security information required by the home automation system to establish end-to-end security.…”

“…As researched by Kara [16], multiple firewalls may operate between the mobile client and the home automation system. The system requires any modem-based firewall to be configured to allow TCP/IP connections on a certain port.…”