Windows these days added an alert that looks while you attempt to hook up with a community that is covered by one of the older encryption protocols. This message is for your safety and serves as a caution, especially if you are walking home windows 10, that you may quickly be not able to connect to those less at ease protocols anymore.
Passwords are not the only protection your network needs. It also needs strong encryption so no one can intercept the data
WiFi encryption protocols
In 1999, the WiFi Alliance approved the first WiFi encryption protocol, WEP, which made a lot of updates to improve the technology. However, despite all the advancements in encryption, some people still use this outdated original protocol.
There are many different encryption methods used to protect WiFi networks: WEP, WPA and WPA2. WiFi Alliance has just started certifying new products using the new WPA3 technology. Each new protocol has improved security over the previous one, making your network more secure
Old versions are still available and still widely used. WEP has never been a good choice for encryption, even if it was first released. The Wi-Fi Alliance abandoned this encryption method in 2004. A year later, the FBI demonstrated that hackers could easily crack WEP encryption by exploiting many of its vulnerabilities.
The Wi-Fi Alliance had planned to replace WEP with WPA-TKIP, but that protocol worked in a way very similar to the original one. It has many similar vulnerabilities. If one can crack one, it can often be cracked
Wi-Fi Isn’t Secure Warning for Windows
Windows these days added an alert that looks while you attempt to hook up with a community that is covered by one of the older encryption protocols. This message is for your safety and serves as a caution, especially if you are walking home windows 10, that you may quickly be not able to connect to those less at ease protocols anymore.
- This warning stated
“[Network Name] isn’t secure.This Wi-Fi uses an older security standard that’s being phased out. We recommend connecting to a different network”.
This message tells you that you are trying to connect to a network that is still using WEP or WPA-TKIP encryption.
How to fix
If you see this message when trying to connect to your home network, you should be able to fix the problem by turning on newer, strong encryption methods.
Each router has a different method to change security protocols, so you may have to check the manufacturer’s website to find the exact location of this option.
- Enter the router’s IP address into the browser’s address bar or if you have a Netgear router, you can enter routerlogin.net to access the router
- Log into the router with the username and password. If no password is set, check the router manufacturer’s website for the default password
- Locate the web interface. It will look like the following image
- Choose the strongest encryption protocol available on the router
The list of encryption protocols on most modern routers was produced after 2006. They are sorted from most secure to least secure.
- WPA3 (only available on the latest routers as it has just appeared)
- WPA2 + AES
- WPA + AES
- WPA + TKIP / AES
- WPA + TKIP
- WEP
If you don’t see any options better than WEP or WPA + TKIP, it’s best to buy a new router
Stop using these outdated protocols, you should do this as quickly as possible. Not only are they easily compromised, but they can also be used on Windows devices soon.