Home automation & entertainment applications use CryptoAuthentication™ to provide secure communication, establish authenticity, and protect against tampering. Every day new smart products are appearing such as thermostats that learn peoples’ schedules and behaviors, sensors that can tell if someone is in the room or the light levels, door locks that use handsets as the key, and advanced remote controls that can be integrated with phones. Loads of information will be collected and communicated about people’s activities in their home, car, office, and other places. It is obvious that making sure that the information is protected and only used for legitimate purposes is desirable. There is no such thing as home security or privacy without the increasing number of smart devices themselves having built-in security. With smart appliances and networks sensing and communicating information about one’s personal activities, there is an increased need to secure that data. That is exactly what CryptoAuthentication™ devices are designed to do.