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WPA3

Wi-Fi Protected Access 3

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WPA3 is the current generation of Wi-Fi security, introduced by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2018. Its Simultaneous Authentication of Equals handshake resists offline password-guessing attacks that plagued WPA2 pre-shared keys. It also offers forward secrecy and stronger protections for open and enterprise networks.

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