Ideas to prevent unauthorized users from triggering certain events with Alexa

[jono]

I just realized that now that I have set up an Echo, random people could trigger events by saying "Alexa, tell homeseer to......". This could include an intruder turning off an alarm during a burglary.

One workaround is to put all sorts of weird characters in event names, so "Disarm Alarm" could be renamed "Di$arm @l@rm" which presumably Alexa would not recognize, but I could still find and understand.

I'm sure users of this board have thought of other methods that keep usefulness high, but don't open up obvious security holes. Please share!

[waynehead99]

So one thing I have done related to disarming alarm and I am not sure it will remain is using Jon's helper script, I tell her to disarm the alarm and she asks me for the passcode. I then tell her the passcode and the alarm disarms.

[cheeryfool]

So one thing I have done related to disarming alarm and I am not sure it will remain is using Jon's helper script, I tell her to disarm the alarm and she asks me for the passcode. I then tell her the passcode and the alarm disarms.

I am going to cross link this to my "showcase" thread. Awesome!