wpa_passphrase:tldr:34030

wpa_passphrase: Compute and display WPA-PSK key for a given SSID specifying the passphrase as an argument.

wpa_passphrase

$ wpa_passphrase ${SSID} ${passphrase}

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The command "wpa_passphrase" is used to generate the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) passphrase for a given network SSID (Service Set Identifier) and passphrase.

The "${SSID}" and "${passphrase}" are placeholders for actual values. You need to replace them with the specific network SSID and passphrase you want to generate the WPA passphrase for.

For example, if the SSID of your network is "MyWiFi" and the passphrase is "MyPass123", the command would be:

wpa_passphrase MyWiFi MyPass123

Running this command will generate the WPA passphrase for the given network SSID and passphrase. The output will be a configuration block that can be copied into a network configuration file, typically used in Linux distributions. This passphrase is utilized for securing and authenticating your Wi-Fi connection.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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