A Secure and Scalable IoT Home Automation Architecture with Web and Biometric Control
Keywords:
Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Home Automation, Raspberry Pi, Biometric Face Recognition, Web-Based Control, Secure Communication, Access Control.Abstract
The flourishing of the Internet of Things (IoT) is further driving smart home technology, facilitating remote supervision and automatic control over home appliances. Existing home automation systems are often insecure, not scalable, and lack integrated ways to control these applications. This paper presents a secure and scalable IoT-enabled home automation architecture that combines web control with face recognition biometrics to ensure system security and user friendliness. The developed system works with a Raspberry Pi acting as a cen- tral unit and is connected to IoT-based sensors, relay-based actuators, and a camera module. An authorized user is allowed to control home appliances at a distance by a browser-based interface, and Face is used to retrieve the identity of the user for authentication in it using OpenCV GUI, OpenCV image processing, and dlib. HTTPS with SSL/TLS and role-based access control are used to ensure secure communication. We extensively test the system using experiments in the real world, under which we show reliable device control, responsive interaction through the web, and efficient biometric authentication. The findings validate that the proposed design provides a viable, inexpensive, and privacy-preserving practical solution for secure smart home automation.
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