Wyze Cam Pan - Wifi Protected Frames Broken?
Hello,
After struggling a few days to setup my Pan Cam I've realized that it can't handle secure wifi management frames (which has apparently been the official recommendation for wifi devices for years). Is there any chance this will be fixed in an update soon?
Posted Dec 19, 2019, 12:43 AM UTC
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They don't advertise 802.11w-2009 support, and there is a huge difference between recommended and required.
Realistically, this isn't needed for your everyday Joe.
Wait for WPA3 cams to roll out.
Considering how long 802.11w-2009 has been part of the standard and recommended, I didn't realize anyone was still deliberately releasing incapable devices. I guess for some device types it may not matter, but for home security equipment cutting corners on common security measures risks undermining a brand's reputation and credibility in that category. No matter how many people actually need it, its absence will be pointed out as evidence of negligence if Wyze ever gets into the news for a security issue (like the coverage of Ring right now).
Wyze isn't a home security company, at least, not yet. It does seem to be the direction they are going, but, they have a long ways to go before getting there.
A fuzzy area. ArebRing or Nest or Arlo or Eufy home security vendors?
Wyze indeed says they are not but my guess is that 75 percent of Wyze customers THINK a Wyzecam is a home security tool.
Not trying to be difficult but this puzzles me.
Oh, sure, lots of people think that, but that doesn't make it true.
Wyze gets some of the blame for this, since they don't go out of their way and say there products aren't meant for security either, you have to read the fine print. The box should say something.