1WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)                                            WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)
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NAME

6       wpa_passphrase - Generate a WPA PSK from an ASCII passphrase for a SSID
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SYNOPSIS

9       wpa_passphrase [ ssid ]  [ passphrase ]
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OVERVIEW

12       wpa_passphrase  pre-computes  PSK  entries  for  network  configuration
13       blocks of a wpa_supplicant.conf file. An ASCII passphrase and SSID  are
14       used to generate a 256-bit PSK.
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OPTIONS

17       ssid   The SSID whose passphrase should be derived.
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20              The  passphrase  to  use.  If  not included on the command line,
21              passphrase will be read from standard input.
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SEE ALSO

24       wpa_supplicant.conf(5) wpa_supplicant(8)
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LEGAL

27       wpa_supplicant is copyright (c) 2003-2019, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>  and
28       contributors.  All Rights Reserved.
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30       This program is licensed under the BSD license (the one with advertise‐
31       ment clause removed).
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35                                 01 March 2021               WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)