2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/cyw43/CHANGELOG.md b/cyw43/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c77b7093..1045fd30b 100644
--- a/cyw43/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cyw43/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Updated documentation for Control::join() #4678
 - Bump bt-hci to 0.6.0.
 - Add error handling to HCI transport implementation.
+- Reset WPA security on AP creation #4709
 
 ## 0.5.0 - 2025-08-28
 
diff --git a/cyw43/src/control.rs b/cyw43/src/control.rs
index e4dc0804f..fd0d4d532 100644
--- a/cyw43/src/control.rs
+++ b/cyw43/src/control.rs
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ impl<'a> Control<'a> {
             pfi.passphrase[..passphrase.as_bytes().len()].copy_from_slice(passphrase.as_bytes());
             self.ioctl(IoctlType::Set, Ioctl::SetWsecPmk, 0, &mut pfi.to_bytes())
                 .await;
+        } else {
+            self.ioctl_set_u32(Ioctl::SetAuth, 0, 0).await;
         }
 
         // Change mutlicast rate from 1 Mbps to 11 Mbps