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  1. This paper analyzes Google Home, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, and Amazon Alexa platforms, focusing on their integration with the Matter protocol. Matter is a connectivity standard developed by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) for the smart-home industry. By examining key features and qualitative metrics, this study aims to provide valuable insights for consumers and industry professionals in making informed decisions about smart-home devices. We conducted (from May to August 2024) a comparative analysis to explore how Google Home Nest, Apple HomePod Mini, Samsung SmartThings station, and Amazon Echo Dot platforms leverage the power of Matter to provide seamless and integrated smart-home experiences. 
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  2. Despite long-contested viability, numerous applications still rely upon Advance Encryption Standard (AES) in Counter mode (AES-CTR). Research supports that the vulnerabilities associated with CTR from a mathematical perspective, mainly forgery attempts, stem from misusing the nonce. When paired with cryptographic algorithms, assuming no nonce misuse increases the complexity of unraveling CTR. This paper examines the pairing of CTR with AES-128 (AES-CTR). It includes (1) full key recovery for a software implementation of AES-CTR utilizing a template attack (TA) and (2) enhancing the TA analysis's point of interest (POI) using first-order analysis and known key to identify leaky samples. 
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