Is my BT Home Hub 5 putting my security at risk??

[JaySKay · Accepted solution]

Thanks for your help, much appreciated.

John

[oldles]

Can I add my thanks too ..
Les.

[gg30340]

See link

Study Finds Security Flaws in Routers Bundled by Big UK ISPs - ISPreview UK

There was a problem with WPS on early BT Homehubs, if I remember correctly Homehub 1 and 2. BT turned off WPS until an update was pushed out. 

After those versions there were no security issues with WPS.

From memory there was a thread with information from the moderators regarding it however I can not find it at present.

[Les-Gibson]

@gg30340 

BT have disabled WPS Pin which improves WPS security (as does WPA3) but the problem is in the WPS specification itself not specifically in the router software.
Likewise WPA3 capable routers are also backward compatible with WPA2 which kind of negates the security improvements made.