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.