---
name: "wpa_passphrase"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wpasupplicant"
version: "0.3.8-1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wpa_passphrase"
---

# wpa\_passphrase(1)

set WPA passphrase for a SSID

## NAME

wpa\_passphrase - set WPA passphrase for a SSID

## SYNOPSIS

**wpa\_passphrase** *\<ssid\> \<passphrase\>*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **wpa\_passphrase** utility.

## OPTIONS

A summary of commands follows. For a complete description, run **wpa\_passphase** from the command line.

- **\<ssid\>**

  SSID to change passphrase on.

- **\<passphrase\>**

  Passphrase to use on SSID.

## SEE ALSO

[wpa\_supplicant(1)](/wpa_supplicant/1.md), [wpa\_cli(1)](/wpa_cli/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Kyle McMartin \<kyle@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU system (but may be used by others).