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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) 2003-2007, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and
       contributors.  All Rights Reserved.

       This program is dual-licensed under both the  GPL  version  2  and  BSD
       license. Either license may be used at your option.

                                12 January 2010