Windows Possibly Removing Option To Use Outdated Wifi Connections

If you haven't already installed the 1903 Windows 10 update released in May, be advised.
When
you install it, you'll start seeing warning popup boxes any time you connect to a WiFi network that is
using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) or WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) to encrypt and secure those
connections.
The particulars of the message the popup box contains will vary depending on the situation, but in general,
you'll see one of two things. Either you will get a recommendation to upgrade your connection to a more
modern WiFi authentication protocol (like WPA3 if you're on a home network) or you'll get a
recommendation to disconnect from the WiFi connection and use something more secure if you're away from
home.
In tandem with this change, the company announced that their long term plan is to remove support for the
two older protocols altogether, although no specific timeframe for that move was given. tThe company simply
said that in some future release, any connection to WiFi networks that utilized these old ciphers would
simply be disallowed.
On balance, this is a good move and a smart decision. The various security issues surrounding WEP and TKIP
have been known for years, and better connection options are now widely available. Upgrading your equipment
on this front is probably something you've already done, and if you haven't yet, it's well
past time.
Start making plans now so you're not caught off guard when Microsoft sends them off into the sunset
and stops allowing those types of connections to be made at all. The last thing you want is to find
yourself in a situation where your business comes to a sudden, grinding halt just because you're using
an older WiFi security protocol, especially when it's so easy to avoid.