Author: imp
Date: Sun Feb 20 17:54:49 2011
New Revision: 218892
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/218892

Log:
  Add notes about ASCII/Hex WEP keys

Modified:
  head/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.5

Modified: head/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.5
==============================================================================
--- head/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.5      Sun Feb 20 
17:28:58 2011        (r218891)
+++ head/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.5      Sun Feb 20 
17:54:49 2011        (r218892)
@@ -424,6 +424,16 @@ Enable/disable EAP workarounds for vario
 with misbehaving authentication servers.
 By default these workarounds are enabled.
 Strict EAP conformance can be configured by setting this to 0.
+.It Va wep_tx_keyidx
+which key to use for transmission of packets.
+.It Va wep_keyN key
+An
+.Tn ASCII
+string enclosed in quotation marks to encode the WEP key.
+Without quotes this is a hex string of the actual key.
+WEP is considered insecure and should be avoided.
+The exact translation from an ASCII key to a hex key varies.
+Use hex keys where possible.
 .El
 .Sh CERTIFICATES
 Some EAP authentication methods require use of certificates.
@@ -540,7 +550,10 @@ network={
         scan_ssid=1
         key_mgmt=NONE
         wep_tx_keyidx=0
+       # hex keys denoted without quotes
         wep_key0=42FEEDDEAFBABEDEAFBEEFAA55
+       # ASCII keys denoted with quotes.
+       wep_key1="FreeBSDr0cks!"
 }
 .Ed
 .Sh SEE ALSO
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