WPA3 is a new standard released today for routers Wi-Fi from all over the world, the standard being a major upgrade for the security of the devices that connect us to the Internet all over the world. WPA3 is the successor of the WPA2 security standard, a protocol launched in 2004, so we are talking about a major upgrade that comes 14 years after the last one, but this means that we will also have greater security for data transfer.
WPA3 limits the ability of hackers to use brute-force attacks to discover a router's password, but also limits the data that can be seen if it is broken by them. WPA3 also comes with serious improvements for the offline security of users' routers, they don't see any impact for Wi-Fi connections in everyday life, but the major improvements exist and are very important for everyone.
WPA3: MAJOR Upgrade for Wi-Fi Security
WPA3 had the new changes for Wi-Fi security developed for several years, but that did not mean that current routers were thought to have support for this new standard. Although WPA3 additionally protects Wi-Fi routers from online and offline brute-force attacks, data interception, and many other types of attacks, few of the current routers will support the new standard, but few of the computers and mobile terminals will be in the same situation.
"WPA3-Personal: more resilient, password-based authentication even when users choose passwords that fall short of typical complexity recommendations. WPA3 leverages Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), a secure key establishment protocol between devices, to provide stronger protections for users against password guessing attempts by third parties."
WPA3 will be implemented in new generation Wi-Fi devices starting this year, but it will take at least 1 year for enough models to be available for users to actually have something to choose from. Wi-Fi device manufacturers expect WPA3 to be widely adopted sometime around 2020, so we still have a long way to go before we can benefit from protection at the highest standards.
