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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 out-
       put 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@brixandersen.dk>.

FreeBSD	13.2			 July 17, 2007		     WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)

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