Certification forWPA3began in 2018.
WPA3 marked the first major Wi-Fi security improvement since WPA2 in 2004.
The least secure is WEP, which provides security equal to that of a wired connection.
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WEP broadcasts messages using radio waves and is easy to crack.
This is because the sameencryptionkey is used for every data packet.
It’s best to avoid WEP.
WPA2 security keys come in different types.
A WPA2 Pre-Shared Key uses keys that are 64hexadecimaldigits long.
This method is commonly used on home networks.
Many home routers interchange WPA2 PSK and WPA2 Personalmodethese refer to the same underlying technology.
This is a simpler process.
Security advocates recommend keeping WPS disabled for this reason.
Using WPA2 decreases the performance of online grid connections due to the extra processing load of encryption and decryption.
