remote access is not the use case that Aliro is targeting. you are correct that Aliro + Matter would be what you'd want for that.
Aliro is the interaction between the watch or phone and the lock/reader to unlock the door.
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New 'Aliro' Standard Aims to Simplify Unlocking Doors With Smartphones
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Aliro is the interaction between the watch or phone and the lock/reader to unlock the door.
“We will be adopting it in a new model that you need to buy to replace your current model, and after launch we will be adding it in a future update that you need to just trust that we will actually commit to this time 😉”
From the FAQ:
Aliro specifies the secured use of your mobile phone or wearable in place of a key at the opening. Matter specifies how connected products communicate with each other for a wide variety of command-and-control-related smart home use cases. Aliro and Matter are complementary standards that do not rely upon each other. Readers and devices may support just one or both protocols.
That will depend on each model/brand lock. If encryption methods are pure software in those locks and the NFC radio is not proprietary, then it might be technically possible to upgrade existing locks.
But I would be surprised if manufactures would force you to buy the new model. Eve for example doesn't allow users to "upgrade" their existing Matter enabled devices to HomeKit only firmware, even though it is technically possible.
Thread is a wireless network system and just like Wifi it can carry different protocols. Matter (or HomeKit) is just one of those protocols. Apparently Schage only uses Wifi and standard Bluetooth for its wireless connectivity. I'm not sure if using Thread requires any licence. Personally I prefer Thread as it is more robust than regular wifi - in some situations it even has a larger range than wifi.
Matter is not a transport layer. We talk about "Matter over Thread" or "Matter over WiFi". Matter is an application layer that is sent over some kind of transport. This new thing "Aliro" seems to be another application layer used for a different purpose from Matter. Aliro is for exchanging encryption access controls between devices.
An analogy would be that "HTTPS" is an application layer for sending web pages over some kind of transport layer like WiFi or Ethernet. "SMPT" is an application layer for sending emails over some transport. One should NEVER ask why SMTP is not part of HTTPS.
Another analogy is that railroad tracks are a standard. They all have the same width and so on. But there are tanker cars, passenger cars, and box cars. All these standard cars can run on the same rails. So now we have HTTPS, SMTP, Mater, and Aliro that all can run on the same WiFi or whatever transport standard. All these standards are layers that stack.
Note: Yes, I simplified this and "bent" some terms. For a better understanding read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model
Alright cool, so it’s another part of the entire solution, not a different thing entirely. Appreciate the insight!
That's still no excuse for sloppy graphics work. If they have to hire a freelancer, at least hire a talented one.
There's just so much wrong with the picture lol. Where is that door going? If it's leading into the house, why is the handle on the wrong way? Why is the jamb inside the house? Where is the radiation coming from and why is nobody talking about that??
Another standard after Matter has had a really bumpy roll out.
Another standard after Matter has had a really bumpy roll out.
If your entire company consists of propeller head engineers that don't care, nobody will stroke out like how you are.