A few years ago, I created a first Wi-Fi Security Timeline. With the new security improvements introduced last year, I thought it would be a good idea to update it.
Here is the updated version of the Wi-Fi Security Timeline (click on the image to download the PDF version):
Download the Wi-Fi security timeline (PDF, 0.4 MB)
This following table completes the timeline with some more details:
As always, comments and feedbacks are welcomed! Let's make it better together 🙂
Here are some related resources used to create the timeline:
- Wi-Fi Alliance Security Page: https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/security
- Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3 Specifications: https://www.wi-fi.org/download.php?file=/sites/default/files/private/WPA3_Specification_v1.0.pdf
- Wi-Fi Certified Enhanced Open delivers data protection in open Wi-Fi networks: https://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-certified-enhanced-open-delivers-data-protection-in-open-wi-fi-networks
- OWE Specifications: https://www.wi-fi.org/download.php?file=/sites/default/files/private/Opportunistic_Wireless_Encryption_Specification_v1.0_0.pdf
- RFC 8110 – Opportunistic Wireless Encryption: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8110
- RFC 7664 Dragonfly Key Exchange : https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7664
- IEEE 802.11 Timeline: http://www.ieee802.org/11/Reports/802.11_Timelines.htm