NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       wpa_passphrase [ ssid ] [ passphrase ]

OVERVIEW

       wpa_passphrase   pre-computes   PSK   entries   for  network  configuration  blocks  of  a
       wpa_supplicant.conf 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)

LEGAL

       wpa_supplicant  is copyright (c) 2003-2016, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors.  All
       Rights Reserved.

       This program is licensed  under  the  BSD  license  (the  one  with  advertisement  clause
       removed).

                                          05 August 2024                        WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)