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best wifi encryption?
Hello everyone. What is the strongest encryption for WiFi and why? Please site a source for your statement. Thank you. WPA2-PSK (AES) WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK (AES) WPA/WPA2 Enterprise WPA...
Larry75 wrote:
Security researchers recommend WPA2-PSK (AES) with a long password. WPA3-Personal does not seem to be recommended.
Get some more readings and study - WPA3-Personal is lightyears ahead, look into Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE) method.
Even the Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE, Enhanced Open) - without the need for knowing a password (where no access restrictions need to be applied) - does provide the same protection like WPA3 over the air.
Larry75 wrote:
Does using WPA2-PSK(AES) + WPA3-Personal provide stronger encryption compared to just using WPA2-PSK(AES)?
Nope, the "+" notation isn't a mathematic "feature additions". This is to allow WPA2-Personal clients to operate along the WPA3-Personal clients.
Thanks for your reply.
Basically, you are telling the best wifi security option is WPA3-Personal with a really long password?
You also say
WPA2-PSK(AES) + WPA3-Personal (in that configuration) is designed for compatibility, not for enhanced security? Do you have source on that statement, I wish to further read upon it.
Thanks.
Larry75 wrote:
Basically, you are telling the best wifi security option is WPA3-Personal with a really long password?
Do you have any particular reason for being worried about wifi security?
If so you might like to think about some of the belt and braces options that people like Netgear are happy to sell to the terminally paranoid.
