WPA/WEP passwords - characters allowed?

[Glenn9999]

I'm in need of a good reference regarding this question: What characters are generally and universally allowed when it comes to hardware devices and WPA/WEP passwords? I've found a few exceptions around me when it comes to this (mainly involving symbols and space characters), but does anyone have any good reference as to what could be assumed to be allowed in any device encountered?

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[BadBigBen]

you might find it in the IEEE 802.11i papers...


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[NoCalAdmin]

The key may be entered either as a string of 64 hexadecimal digits, or as a passphrase of 8 to 63 printable ASCII characters.

Tom

 

[Glenn9999]

The problem is while a standard might say one thing, implementation can be quite another. To wit, I read somewhere that Linux doesn't play well with spaces when it comes to WPA passphrases. And another device I have here only allows alphabetics, numerics, and 7 of the keyboardable symbols.

This is basically what I'm asking. What is universal when it comes to implementation?

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[NoCalAdmin]

with all described.... I feel sticking to ASCI characters is your answer....

Tom

 

[Glenn9999]

No it's not. I'm telling you not ALL of the printable ASCII characters are allowed on the devices I have here. Which tells me something is fishy somewhere. I'm asking what the implementation really is in most cases. Not what some document somewhere says it should be or what someone would wish it would be.

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[BadBigBen]

Then Glen, there is NO definitive answer to that...

like you noticed, most will adhere to the standard, but a few transgress that and will either shorten the allowed characters (or ASCII representation there of) or will even go a step beyond and supersede the standard...

It's a potluck to know what is allowed and what isn't...


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[tlcscousin]

Not all versions of linux support WPA from initial install.

http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/