NetworkManager 1.16 and WireGuard in NetworkManager

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NetworkManager 1.16 released, adding WPA3-Personal and WireGuard support
NetworkManager needs no introduction. In fifteen years since its initial release, it has reached the status of the standard Linux network configuration daemon of choice of all major Linux distributions. What, on the other hand, may need some introduction, are the features of its 28th major release.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome: NetworkManager-1.16.
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NetworkManager 1.16 Brings WireGuard Support, WiFi Direct/P2P
NetworkManager 1.16 is now available as the newest feature release for this widely used Linux networking configuration component.
NetworkManager 1.16 is a big feature release bringing support for WireGuard VPN tunnels, WiFi direction connections (WiFi P2P), SAE authentication, AP and ad-hoc support for the Intel IWD back-end, improved handling of DHCP router options, enhancements around network boot, and a lot of other enhancements.
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WireGuard in NetworkManager
NetworkManager 1.16 got native support for WireGuard VPN tunnels (NEWS). WireGuard is a novel VPN tunnel protocol and implementation that spawned a lot of interest. Here I will not explain how WireGuard itself works. You can find very good documentation and introduction at wireguard.com.
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Haller: WireGuard in NetworkManager
Thomas Haller writes about the WireGuard integration in NetworkManager 1.16.
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