(Node.js) WPA Key Calculation from PassPhrase to Hex

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

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var crypt = new chilkat.Crypt2();

    var wpaHexKey;

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

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

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

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

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

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

    wpaHexKey = crypt.Pbkdf2(pw,pwCharset,hashAlg,ssidHex,iterationCount,outputBitLen,enc);

    console.log(wpaHexKey);

}

chilkatExample();