Windows 10 19H1 with WPA3! In June the Wi-Fi Alliance he said a new WI-FI encryption standard, WPA3. The new version of Wireless protected Access is said to be resistant to brute-force attacks because it will block any authentication request after a series of failed attempts.
The new standard will also apply a "forward secret", which means that the intruders who discover the WIFI password will not be able to decipher the traffic being recorded.
The standard also incorporates WI-FI Easy Connect, which will allow users to configure the Wi-Fi WPA3 options of a devices that does not have a display, such as in a smart switch or a smart toaster (IoT devices).
WPA3 is currently optional for devices to be released, but at some point it will become mandatory.
Not currently supported on Windows 10, but circulation of Windows 10 19H1 SDK by Microsoft includes a new API which seems to indicate that support for the new standard is coming soon.
The new API states:
namespace Windows.Networking.Connectivity {public enum NetworkAuthenticationType {Wpa3 = 10, Wpa3Sae = 11,}}
WPA3 is the corporate version, and WPA3 SAE is a consumer version with simultaneous Peer Authentication (SAE from Simultaneous Authentication of Equals) and will replace WPA2-Personal's shared key (PSK from Pre-shared Key).
WPA3 is interoperable with WPA2, so support will only be needed for devices that take safety very seriously.
However, for greater adoption of the new standard we will probably have to wait until the beginning of 2019 when it will be available to all users of the “stable” version of Windows 10 19H1.
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