Security has been a tremendous stumbling block for Smart Home products with consumers baffled by complex systems and worried about the security and privacy of their homes. Device makers have struggled with divergent protocols for different cloud ecosystems.

The Matter standard aims to solve all this with a single set of protocols and algorithms that are secure yet easy for users and device makers alike. Because these protocols and algorithms break new ground in IoT cybersecurity, they deserve extra attention and elucidation.

This talk provides an overview of the Matter standard, how it improves on the current state of the practice for IoT security & privacy, what the benefits and challenges are for developers, and what’s coming next.