HomeKit Accessory Protocol

E240735
communication protocol smart home protocol

HomeKit Accessory Protocol is Apple's communication protocol that enables smart home accessories to securely connect with and be controlled by Apple devices within the HomeKit ecosystem.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
HomeKit Accessory Protocol canonical 3
Apple HomeKit Accessory Protocol Specification 2
HomeKit Accessory Protocol over Bluetooth Low Energy 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf communication protocol ⓘ
smart home protocol ⓘ
compatibleWith iOS ⓘ
iPadOS ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
tvOS ⓘ
watchOS ⓘ
defines accessory services ⓘ
characteristics ⓘ
error codes ⓘ
message formats ⓘ
pairing procedures ⓘ
developer Apple Inc. ⓘ
documentedIn HomeKit Accessory Protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Apple HomeKit Accessory Protocol Specification
ecosystem Apple HomeKit ⓘ
surface form: Apple HomeKit smart home ecosystem
governs interaction between controllers and accessories in HomeKit ⓘ
partOf Apple HomeKit ⓘ
relatedTo HomeKit Accessory Protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: HomeKit Accessory Protocol over Bluetooth Low Energy

HomeKit Accessory Protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: HomeKit Accessory Protocol over IP

Matter ⓘ
requires HomeKit pairing ⓘ
manufacturer implementation in firmware ⓘ
securityProperty prevents unauthorized accessory control ⓘ
protects accessory data in transit ⓘ
shortName HAP ⓘ
supports Bluetooth Low Energy transport ⓘ
IP-based transport ⓘ
Wi‑Fi transport ⓘ
accessory configuration ⓘ
accessory discovery ⓘ
authentication ⓘ
encryption ⓘ
event notifications ⓘ
pairing ⓘ
remote control of accessories ⓘ
state reporting ⓘ
usedBy Apple TV ⓘ
Apple Home app ⓘ
surface form: Home app

HomePod ⓘ
Siri ⓘ
third-party HomeKit accessories ⓘ
usedFor home automation ⓘ
secure communication between Apple devices and accessories ⓘ
smart home accessories control ⓘ
uses TLS ⓘ
end-to-end encryption ⓘ
public key cryptography ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HomeKit framework → uses → HomeKit Accessory Protocol ⓘ
HM → relatedTo → HomeKit Accessory Protocol ⓘ
HomeKit Accessory Protocol → documentedIn → HomeKit Accessory Protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apple HomeKit Accessory Protocol Specification
HomeKit Accessory Protocol → relatedTo → HomeKit Accessory Protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: HomeKit Accessory Protocol over IP
HomeKit Accessory Protocol → relatedTo → HomeKit Accessory Protocol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: HomeKit Accessory Protocol over Bluetooth Low Energy
HAP → fullName → HomeKit Accessory Protocol ⓘ
HAP → documentedIn → HomeKit Accessory Protocol ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apple HomeKit Accessory Protocol Specification