WPA_PASSPHRASE(8) | System Manager's Manual | WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)

# NAME

`wpa_passphrase` —
Set WPA passphrase for a SSID

# SYNOPSIS

`wpa_passphrase` | ssid passphrase

# DESCRIPTION

The `wpa_passphrase` utility pre-computes PSK entries for network configuration blocks of a wpa_supplicant.conf(5) file. It prints a single network configuration block to standard output.

The following arguments must be specified on the command line:

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. The passphrase must be 8 to 63 characters in length.

# SEE ALSO

wpa_supplicant.conf(5), ifconfig(8), wpa_cli(8), wpa_supplicant(8)

# HISTORY

The `wpa_passphrase` utility first appeared in NetBSD 4.0.

# AUTHORS

The `wpa_passphrase` utility was written by Jouni Malinen <jkmaline@cc.hut.fi>. This manual page is derived from the wpa_passphrase.sgml file included in the wpa_supplicant(8) distribution.

September 10, 2008 | NetBSD 10.1