The WPA3 Security Protocol for Wi-Fi Is Ready for Certification

[Lucian Armasu]

The WPA3 protocol aims to fix a serious flaw in the previous WPA2 protocol that allowed attackers to re-install or reset users' Wi-Fi encryption keys.

The WPA3 Security Protocol for Wi-Fi Is Ready for Certification : Read more

 

[bit_user]

Some questions I think most people will have:

1. Does this (always) require a hardware upgrade of routers?

2. What about client devices?

3. What happens to WPA2 devices on a WPA3 router?

 

[bit_user]

An answer to #1 (and partial answer to #2):

This issue can be resolved through straightforward software updates, and the Wi-Fi industry, including major platform providers, has already started deploying patches to Wi-Fi users. Users can expect all their Wi-Fi devices, whether patched or unpatched, to continue working well together.

Source: https://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-alliance-security-update

 

[toadhammer]

And:
4. When can I get it?

Answer: No time soon. It's just a standard and no products exist yet.
https://www.wi-fi.org/product-finder-results?sort_by=default&sort_order=desc&capabilities=16

5. Will my [old thing] support this?

Answer: Not nearly enough of them, no. Manufacturers won't respin the firmware on older stuff. But hopefully one of the open-source projects will (like openwrt), but that will likely be quite a while after new products exist.

 

[bit_user]

And:
4. When can I get it?

Answer: No time soon. It's just a standard and no products exist yet.
https://www.wi-fi.org/product-finder-results?sort_by=default&sort_order=desc&capabilities=16

Second sentence of the article:

The consortium has now started certifying routers and devices implementing this new protocol, which means we should have WPA3-enabled devices on the market soon.

So... maybe a couple months?