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ricst
Apr 04, 2018Aspirant
ORBI & WPA3 compliance
Will Netgear commit to upgrading the ORBI RBK50 routers to be WPA3 compliant after the WPA3 standard is released later this year?
Something they may or may not comment on since some of this maybe already in development. Somthing you might ask NG support however they may not say anthing either. Might ask this on NG FB or Twitter or check on there new blogs.
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We can presume NG will and it would come in a FW update if and when full testing is completed. I presume testing is needed before WPA3 would be added. Maybe some HW compatilities issues that needs to be reviewed first.
Users can see whats been certified:
https://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-alliance-introduces-security-enhancements
- ricstAspirant
Thanks - That would be my expectation... But since WPA3 *requires* a compliance testing protocol, NG would need to develop a firmware update WPA3 candidate and then get that accepted by the Wi-Fi organization.... I would like to hear NG publicly commit that they intend to spend the money required to do this and which router lines they intend to cover.... Because I don't want to spend a couple hundred dollars now only to find out that NG won't be upgrading my new router...
Something they may or may not comment on since some of this maybe already in development. Somthing you might ask NG support however they may not say anthing either. Might ask this on NG FB or Twitter or check on there new blogs.