WPA2, WPA3… Which Wi-Fi Encryption Is Safest?
Last week, I decided to test something I’d never paid close attention to before—my own Wi-Fi security. I had always assumed my network was safe because, well, it had a password. But when I found out I was still using WPA2, and that WPA3 had been out for years, I got curious. So I ran a 7-day home experiment. I set up two identical routers—one running WPA2, the other WPA3—and monitored them for speed, stability, and, most importantly, vulnerability. I also invited a friend with basic pen-testing tools to try simulated attacks (with permission, of course). The results were more eye-opening than I expected—not just in terms of numbers, but in how modern threats target your network differently based on encryption type. Table of Contents Why this test matters in 2025 My experiment setup: routers, tools, and methods Day 1–3: Baseline usage and small surprises Day 4–7: Simulated attacks and data loss Data chart: Speed, breaches, and signal strength...