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WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)	     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 <j@w1.fi>.

     This manual page was written by  Henrik  Brix  Andersen  <henrik@brixander-
     sen.dk>.

FreeBSD ports 15.1		  July 17, 2007 	       WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)

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