Secure Internet of Things Environment using XMPP Protocol

This paper is an effort to electronically connect everyday physical objects so that communication to all devices can be centralized and handled without any hassles. A centralized control is setup which is not connected to any outside network thus, making it completely secure from intrusion. XMPP is Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol that will allow the devices to communicate with the user with help of a smartphone. Communication with the devices will be with the help of standard controls broadcasted by each device. A user connects to the hub (router) using a WPA2 encrypted Wi-Fi Network thereby eliminating the threat of intrusion and misuse. Each device that is logged into the network will broadcast its general set of instructions that can be used to manipulate its controls, movements etc. An app on the user's smartphone will be used to identify all the devices currently available, fetch the instruction set of each and show it to the user in an interactive user interface.