WPA2-PSK

[slotph]

On my Vodafone-supplied router (Vodafone Wi-fi Hub), wi-fi security is stated to be WPA-WPA2-PSK.  I was recently told that PSK "was deprecated in 2012", meaning that it is obsolete.  Apparently the latest standard is WPA3.  Will the security be upgraded in a software update?  Or a new router supplied?  Or is the warning exaggerated?

[Jayach]

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@Ripshod wrote:

@Jayach wpa3 and 5Ghz wifi is wifi 6. Wifi 6e adds the 6Ghz band. 

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I don't believe that is correct. WPA3 was released in 2018, WiFi 6 was 2019.

[Ripshod]

@Jayach wpa3 and 5Ghz wifi is wifi 6 (802.11ax). Wifi 6e adds the 6Ghz band.

What router do you have? 

[Jayach]

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@Ripshod wrote:

What router do you have? 

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It's an ex-ISP Technicolor DGA0122NLK, here are the Wi-Fi settings. 

 

[Jayach]

Just to prove WPA3 works on Wi-Fi 5.

 

[Ripshod]

I've never had a router with wpa3 that wasn't wifi 6 so I thought they went hand-in-hand. I've got to learn to never assume anything and I think I've just had the next lesson. Thanks guys.

[CrimsonLiar]

Just a little check, and you can even get WPA3 with WiFi4 - provided you have the right (Infineon) chipset!  I would attempt to go into more detail on the difference between WiFi 5 & 6, but even I'm likely to fall asleep!