Using extended characters in the SSID

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@Wayne1234

SSIDs are not strings, but an array of bytes according to the IEEE standard.

Your information is not entirely accurate:

Add a wireless hex password

INCORRECT! Such a passphrase is invalid! See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access#Target_users_(authentication_key_distribution) This key may be entered either as a string of 64 hexadecimal digits, or as a passphrase of 8 to 63 printable ASCII characters.[18] If ASCII characters are used, the 256 bit key is calculated by applying the PBKDF2 key derivation function to the passphrase, using the SSID as the salt and 4096 iterations of HMAC-SHA1.[19] WPA-Personal mode is availab…

@Wayne1234

Any suggestions on how to code these?

Yes, use the corresponding passphrase...it seems you're improperly trying to translate a hextet into a passphrase instead (it already has a passphrase ).

(I have a feeling you're trying to make up a passphrase from a set of bytes though...and haven't got to your moment)

@mk24 fruther elaborates in the next post:

Add a wireless hex password

Most user devices do not support entering a pre-hashed key. A pre-hashed key needs to be in hex and exactly 256 bits (64 hex characters) long. It is used directly in binary format in the encryption system. Pre-hashing the key will slightly reduce startup time on devices with a slow CPU, since the hashing step can be skipped. Other than that there is no reason to do it. The utility program wpa_passphrase can be used to hash a text passphrase. The reason for hashing the key is to make it more …

I hope this helps.

Edit: (The other idea is you're trying to hack someone's AP from the key seen on air...hence...you'd definitely understand why the solution is use the passphrase. I assume you're just being scholarly, though. )

See: https://www.cisco.com/assets/sol/sb/WAP321_Emulators/WAP321_Emulator_v1.0.0.3/help/Wireless05.html

Can you show the RFC that says it can be any string?

This reference does not cite an RFC - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_set_(802.11_network)#Service_set_identifier