Over the past few years I built an integrated home automation system using Raspberry Pis with P100s for most of the control outputs - implementing many functions that cannot be done with Tapo control software. I used both PyP100 and tapo_plug APIs and got very good service from 20+ P100. I just purchased 5 more last month for a system expansion.

To my dismay the firmware in my P100s has been upgraded, automatically, without my permission and as a result of login security changes both the above API can no longer access the P100s. My home automation systems is dead!

TP-Link obviously knew that many users woulld be similarily impacted but it would appear didn't care. If they did, it should have been possible to take steps to protect third party API users.  0 out of 10 for TP-Link on this one!

I do not have the knowledge to say if it is possible to work around the new security firmware so I will have to wait to see if  the developers of the above APIs  will offer any solutions.

One thing that would help would be to downgrade the firmware on the P100s to the earlier version before this security 'upgrade' -1.0.5.

Does anyone know if this is possible?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated