Reply to post: Will this require new hardware?

With WPA3, Wi-Fi will be secure this time, really, wireless bods promise

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Will this require new hardware?

I'm sure vendors won't update their routers with it because they'll want the sale, but will e.g. DD-WRT and OpenWRT be able to deliver this via software, at least on newer AC class routers that have the SoC horsepower?

If so it could be deployed pretty quickly, as commercial APs with long term support like Cisco's would be updated, iOS and Android would be updated, so there would be a fair number of WPA3 devices by this time next year. If we have to wait for new chips, it will take years before it is the norm.

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