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Esan Saeedi@ehsan_saeedi · CEO Gate Labs
Hey everyone! I’m Ehsan, CEO and co-founder of Gate. Today I’m happy to announce the launch of our Indiegogo campaign. The Gate team has been working extremely hard over the past 2 years to create the best smart lock in the market. Please head on over to our campaign page, and see for yourself what Gate has to offer. We also have a limited number of heavily … See more
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Cal Evans@calevans · Nerd Herder for the World Wide Herd
@ehsan_saeedi How are you handling security? Specifically, Bluetooth capture and replay? (http://www.theregister.co.uk/201...)
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Esan Saeedi@ehsan_saeedi · CEO Gate Labs
@calevans All data and video channels from Gate to home wifi router are fully encrypted, very similar to the encryption used in mobile banking. We use Wifi instead of bluetooth for setup, data transfers and lock/unlock, that is why you can remotely lock and unlock Gate.
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Cal Evans@calevans · Nerd Herder for the World Wide Herd
@ehsan_saeedi Good answer. Now one final hard question. Have you planned for what happens to the lock when (not if, when) you shut down the API. Wil you release the API's source code so that others can set it up? Will the device still be usable as a standard lock? Or will (as so many IoT devices are these days) simply be bricked and have to be replaced? … See more
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Danial Ehyaie@danial · CTO, Gate Labs
@calevans @ehsan_saeedi if your Wi-Fi is down. The lock works as usual, all the sensors work. It only will not be able to be controlled remotely. your keypad will work as usual and you physical key will work as usual as well
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mstrcrz@mstrcrz · Engineer, Toyota
@danial @calevans @ehsan_saeedi it's been mentioned a few times (I'm a backer now! currently with August) - but definitely no Bluetooth radio? It seems as though that would allow the phone usage still (which has been fairly reliable for me on approach).
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Esan Saeedi@ehsan_saeedi · CEO Gate Labs
@mstrcrz @danial @calevans We are still relying on the phone for geo-fencing, but not necessarily on bluetooth.
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