Episode 24: HomeKit surprise and no more passwords for the internet of things

Apple didn’t cover HomeKit in its massive event last week, but Kevin and spent a good chunk of time explaining what we we knew. Sadly, it’s not a lot, but it should be worth downloading iOS 9 and waiting a few more weeks. In enterprise news, we covered Salesforce’s IoT Cloud news, which will compete with IBM’s IoT foundation cloud. We also talked about a new access point from Samsung that adds Zigbee and Bluetooth to the mix before delving into a review of the OnHub router from Google. You’ll have to listen to the show and Kevin’s review to see if it’s worth the $199 price tag. The OnHub router. Image courtesy of TP Link. After all of that, Paul Madsen, who works in the office of the CTO at Ping Identity, came onto the show to discuss the future of an identity layer for the Internet of things. This may sound esoteric, but it’s really important for all of us who hate having multiple passwords for every app on every device we have in the house, if you are one of those people, you may want to read more into these reviewed password managers. It also could help with guest authentication. The conversation gets a bit techie, but its worth it to understand how we may access our devices in the near future. He does threaten some kind of two-factor authentication for our smart home, guys. Enjoy. Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guests: Paul Madsen of Ping Identity HomeKit gets new tricks as part of iOS9 but where are the devices? Comcast and AT&T are supporting new third-party devices. Salesforce gets into the Internet of things and here’s why. Does Kevin like the Google OnHub router? Managing identity for smart home might look a lot like the web. Are you ready for two-factor authentication in your home? The post Episode 24: HomeKit surprise and no more passwords for the internet of things appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.