<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Building a Secure, Decentralized Smart Home from Scratch (Part 2)</title><link>/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/b/spring-clean-projects-2026/posts/building-a-secure-decentralized-smart-home-from-scratch-part-2</link><description>In Part 1, we built and tested a functional physical prototype. The ESP-NOW mesh network, secured by cryptographic hashing and wired to mechanical relays. But while the prototype functioned, it was still just a bulky bench setup wired on a breadboard</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator></channel></rss>