Home Automation is one of the up-and-coming domains of technology that has immense scope in the near future. In the past, home automation has been associated with science-fiction, but now, with advancement in technology, home automation is now a reality. With this reality, also comes problems associated with it. Vulnerabilities in a home automation system when exploited, can compromise the safety of the people living in that house. In this paper, we look at the existing solutions available to improve the security of a home automation system and compare them to decide which solution is better in what context.