WPA_PASSPHRASE(8) |
FreeBSD System Manager's Manual |
WPA_PASSPHRASE(8) |
NAME
wpa_passphrase —
utility for generating a 256-bit pre-shared WPA key from an ASCII passphrase
SYNOPSIS
wpa_passphrase |
< ssid>[ passphrase] |
DESCRIPTION
The
wpa_passphrase utility is a small program for generating a 256-bit pre-shared WPA key from an ASCII passphrase and a given SSID. The output is formatted for inclusion in
wpa_supplicant.conf(5).
If wpa_passphrase is called with only an SSID as argument it will prompt for a passphrase on standard input.
HISTORY
The
wpa_passphrase utility first appeared in
FreeBSD 6.3.
AUTHORS
The
wpa_passphrase utility was written by
Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>.
This manual page was written by Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik@brixandersen.dk>.