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) 2003-2012, Jouni Malinen <[email protected]> and contributors. All Rights Reserved.
This program is licensed under the BSD license (the one with advertisement clause removed).
03 March 2017 WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)
Back to main site | Back to man page index