Wi-Fi Alliance announces new WPA3 security protections

The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced WPA3, a new standard of Wi-Fi security features for users and service providers. This is welcome news, given that a Wi-Fi exploit was uncovered late last year which affected all modern Wi-Fi networks using WPA or WPA2 security encryption, letting attackers eavesdrop on traffic between computers and wireless access points. The new WPA3 features will include “robust protection” when passwords are weak, and will also simplify security configurations for devices that have limited or no display interface.

For more details, please see:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/9/16...wpa2-announced

https://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/ne...y-enhancements

Additional info:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/wpa3-wi...rity-revealed/

The big question is whether firmware updates will be available for routers, or whether they will have to be replaced.