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NAME
wpa_passphrase - utility for generating a 256-bit pre-shared WPA key from
an ASCII passphrase
SYNOPSIS
wpa_passphrase <ssid> [passphrase]
DESCRIPTION
wpa_passphrase pre-computes PSK entries for network configuration blocks
of a wpa_supplicant.conf(5) 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)
AUTHORS
wpa_supplicant is copyright (c) 2003-2019, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and
contributors. All Rights Reserved.
This program is licensed under the BSD license (the one with
advertisement clause removed).
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