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WPA_PASSPHRASE(8)      DragonFly 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
     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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