Unicode C

WPA Key Calculation from PassPhrase to Hex

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Demonstrates how to calculate a WPA key from a passprhase and network SSID. Unicode C

#include <C_CkCrypt2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkCrypt2W crypt;
    const wchar_t *wpaHexKey;
    const wchar_t *pw;
    const wchar_t *pwCharset;
    const wchar_t *hashAlg;
    const wchar_t *ssidHex;
    int iterationCount;
    int outputBitLen;
    const wchar_t *enc;

    //  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    crypt = CkCrypt2W_Create();

    //  The "ps" is the WPA passphrase
    pw = L"password";
    pwCharset = L"ansi";

    //  Hash algorithms may be: sha1, md2, md5, etc.
    hashAlg = L"sha1";

    //  Specify the SSID in hex:
    //  For example, if the SSID is "ABC", then the 
    //  hex values for these us-ascii chars is "414243"
    ssidHex = L"414243";

    //  The WPA key calculation will always use 4096 iterations.
    iterationCount = 4096;

    //  The WPA hex output should be 256 bits.
    outputBitLen = 256;

    //  Indicate that "hex" is to be returned.
    enc = L"hex";

    wpaHexKey = CkCrypt2W_pbkdf2(crypt,pw,pwCharset,hashAlg,ssidHex,iterationCount,outputBitLen,enc);

    wprintf(L"%s\n",wpaHexKey);


    CkCrypt2W_Dispose(crypt);

    }