wpa_passphrase

WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)                                            WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)

NAME
       wpa_passphrase - Generate a WPA PSK from an ASCII passphrase for a SSID

SYNOPSIS
       wpa_passphrase [ ssid ] [ passphrase ]

OVERVIEW
       wpa_passphrase  pre-computes  PSK  entries  for  network  configuration
       blocks of a wpa_supplicant.conf file. An ASCII passphrase and SSID  are
       used to generate a 256-bit PSK.

OPTIONS
       ssid   The SSID whose passphrase should be derived.

       passphrase
              The  passphrase  to  use.  If  not included on the command line,
              passphrase will be read from standard input.

SEE ALSO
       wpa_supplicant.conf(5) wpa_supplicant(8)

LEGAL
       wpa_supplicant is copyright (c) 2003-2019, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>  and
       contributors.  All Rights Reserved.

       This program is licensed under the BSD license (the one with advertise-
       ment clause removed).

                                05 August 2024               WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)
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