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.
SEE ALSO
wpa_supplicant.conf(5), wpa_supplicant(8)
HISTORY
The wpa_passphrase utility first appeared in FreeBSD 6.3.
AUTHORS
The wpa_passphrase utility was written by Jouni Malinen <
[email protected]>.
This manual page was written by Henrik Brix Andersen
<
[email protected]>.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 July 17, 2007 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8