Rescuing WiFi Security: WiFi Alliance Launches WPA3 Encryption Technology Will Be Applied This Year

With the advancement of technology, network security has become the biggest concern today. In the last year, the encrypted WPA2 protocol was exploding security holes, which is really worrying. Nowadays, WiFi security has been saved. In order to enhance security, the WiFi Alliance has launched the WPA3 network protocol, which will be applied in 2018.

The 2018 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in full swing in Las Vegas, USA. The WiFi Alliance also participated in the show and announced the WPA3 security encryption protocol that is being built. At the end of 2017, the WPA2 protocol, which is widely used for WiFi encryption, was exploding a security vulnerability called "KRACK", and almost all wireless routers were not spared. In view of the importance of WiFi security, the WiFi Alliance also urgently launched the WPA3 encryption protocol.

Nowadays, people are completely inseparable from WiFi Internet access, and such security vulnerabilities have a great impact. Since the WPA2 encryption protocol was cracked in October last year, a large number of wireless routers and Android devices are in a very dangerous situation. Users are also uneasy and can't use WiFi to surf the Internet. Google, Microsoft, Apple and other manufacturers urgently launched a security upgrade patch to improve the security of the device WiFi Internet access.

WiFi is so important, the 14-year-old WPA2 is already high, and it is easy to be cracked by hackers. For added security, the WiFi Alliance's WPA3 encryption feature has four new features:

1. Strong security protection, even if the user chooses a simple password will not be easily cracked;

2. For devices with limited security or devices that do not have interface configuration security, the process of secure encryption is simplified and security is increased;

3. Enhance the security of user privacy through personalized data encryption when accessing an open network;

4. WPA3's cryptographic algorithm has been upgraded to 192, which is based on the latest CNSA standards to further protect the security of WiFi applications in government and industrial industries.

Later this year, the WPA3 security protocol will be officially applied, and the vendor's new wireless router will be equipped with the WPA3 security protocol. The device in the user's hands can be firmware updated according to the manufacturer's arrangement to support the WPA3 security protocol.