WI-FI Security

[Neil+Dobinson]

My iPhone states my router security is weak and I need to change it to WPA/WEP2

[TimmyBGood · Accepted solution]

@Neil+Dobinson 

That's typically a misdiagnosis by an Apple device.  The default WPA2-PSK broadcast by a Q Hub or Sky Broadband Hub is entirely adequate.  Max Hubs use WPA3-T.

[Neil+Dobinson]

Cheers Timmy

[Boohicks]

Hi - is this still the case, my apple device has stated showing theis warning and when I looked it up I found this,

WPA is a more modern and more secure security certification for wireless networks. However, it is still vulnerable to intrusion and there are more secure protocols available. Wireless networks protected by WPA have a pre-shared key (PSK) and use the TKIP protocol – which in turn uses the RC4 cipher – for encryption purposes, making WPA-PSK. This is also not the most secure program to use because using PSK as the cornerstone of the certification process leaves you with similar vulnerabilities to WEP. 

thanks

[Chrisee]

@Boohicks no security system is 100% secure against determined hackers but WPA2-PSK is still considered secure for domestic networks. Unless you are a likely target of a state security service or organised criminals the risk of your wifi being hacked is low. These days phishing is far more common and effective method of hacking as given most internet traffic is encoded by the https: protocol having access to the network doesn't help much.

Devices need to have hardware support to offer WPA3 which Sky's latest the Sky Max hub does but given most customers have devices that dont have that support it defaults to WPA3-T which in theory supports both WPA2 and WPA3 devices but in praxtice we frequently have to advise people to downgrade security on those hubs to WPA2 as devices like many Samsung TVs which cannot even accept WPA3-T. 

However by far the biggest risk is people using weak passwords or worse family member's sharing them with their mate next door.