Clear text to ASCII

[Kaushik Ray]

Hello all

I am trying to know what is a reliable way to convert a clear text string to Ascii value to be put in wpa-psk ascii 7 xxxxx command.

Suppose i want to to convert this 1nt3rnet4ab as my key how do i go about converting it to Ascii characters.

I have found a couple of sites online but when the users put in the key they do not work..

[Stephen Rodriguez]

why bother going through that trouble?

Just put the PSK in as 'ascii 0'

So long as service-password encryption is enabled the AP will obscure the password to casual view in the AP configuration.

Though there a lot of tools out there that decrypt a cisco level 7 password.

HTH,

Steve

[Kaushik Ray]

thanks for this will try that.

Also if I want to put in a WLC for a WPA2 Policy and need to put in ASCII at the PSK format how do i convert it?

[Stephen Rodriguez · Accepted solution]

You don't, you just type it in as normal.

The 'ascii' they are referencing isn't the ascii code "http://www.ascii-code.com"

it just means not in hexedecimal

HTH,

Steve