thehatfox@lemmy.world 10 hours ago At this point I’m quite heavily invested in smart home tech, but smart locks are one of the few things I haven’t touched.
Any exploit found in these devices could be packaged into a smartphone app and easily accessed by anyone. Someone hacking the lock that way would look no different to a legitimate user. Firmware updates for these devices seem sporadic at best.
It’s a security concern I don’t want to have to worry about, even if there are convenience benefits.
Any exploit found in these devices could be packaged into a smartphone app and easily accessed by anyone.
Anyone can also buy lockpicks, break a window, kick the door down.
Handing it would require technology and skills not everyone has, there’s easier ways to get on your house than to hack it. If that’s your worry, than you better not use your deadbolt at all. It can be picked in seconds.
LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 6 hours ago
You can buy keypad entry deadbolts that don’t connect to external wireless devices. I find they’re a good compromise between convenience and security.