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) 2003-2007, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors. All Rights Reserved.
This program is dual-licensed under both the GPL version 2 and BSD license. Either license may be used at your option.
07 November 2012 WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)
