On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Thomas Bächler <thomas@archlinux.org> wrote:
Am 09.08.2012 17:27, schrieb Jouke Witteveen:
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Thomas Bächler <thomas@archlinux.org> wrote:
I didn't actually test this, but it adds support for hex psk in wifi-menu, which has been forgotten, as usual.
Why would you want to enter your password in hex?! A WEP password already is within the allowed length range, if you want an obscured password, use the obscure parameter of wifi-menu.
Because the WPA standard says you can do it: It allows for entering a 32 Byte hex key directly (btw, this works on every divce I tried so far, including Windows, OS X, my cheap Sony Ericsson phone with proprietary firmware, the Amazon Kindle, ...).
Never noticed this part of the standard... In that case it all makes sense and I'll merge your patch with the next version.
When you have a raw hex key, there is no way to determine the passphrase - it is not even clear that a passphrase exists that results in this key.
Since there are over 95^63 >> 2^64 passwords and the passwords are hashed before usage, there almost certainly is ;-).
For instance, on my home wireless network, there is no way to connect other than entering the hex key - there is no 8-63 passphrase that would allow you to connect.
Thanks for the contribution! - Jouke