Alexa implementations now more difficult, and some features will stop working

[ankonaskiff17]

@sdetweil

[sdetweil]

@ankonaskiff17 yeh, saw that. this log4j thing has really spooked everyone

[sdetweil]

as a followon, I started my other app with my alexa implementation and
got this

Please migrate your code to use AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3).
For more information, check blog post at https://a.co/cUPnyil

there is no longer any documentation or support for Alexa in the sdk.

[abuislam]

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Thanks for sharing the update. It’s unfortunate about the restrictions due to the new AVS security policy. It sounds like getting the Alexa Built-In certification might be the way to resolve this issue. For those running into similar problems, it might be worth looking into the certification process or exploring alternative solutions.

[sdetweil]

@abuislam it seems you didn’t look into the certification process

they demand you contract an external organization,
and provide a dump of your complete hardware stack, and all software used.

they assume you have a closed device, thermostat, outlet.
our MagicMirror system is not that. they explicitly reject any software only solutions. secondarily we are not a fixed software implementation, being able to compose multiple modules. and the os matters too.

so the author theoretically would have to certify every combination.

there are no alternative solutions. you must provide the certification key on api requests

[sdetweil]

@abuislam also, please don’t copy the prior post in your replies