if PA is hidden and client cannot see AP's ssid, what should put for wpa_passphrase?

[Dan Williams]

On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 12:42 -0800, hong zhang wrote:
> List,
>  
> wpa_passphrase requires ssidname and passphrase as input. But if one
> client/station wants to associate an hidden AP. That means client
> could not see AP's ssid name (empty). How can we run
> wpa_passphrase without ssid input and wpa_passphrase would not work.

You just have to know the SSID, even if the AP is hidden.  You cannot
connect to a hidden AP unless you know the SSID, so you'll have the SSID
for the passphrase anyway.

Dan