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# On macOS. Note to self: use pwgen to generate secure passwords.\nbrew install qrencode pwgen\n\n# Set the SSID\nSSID="My Home Wifi"\n\n# Set a looooong password for the AP\npwgen -s 63 > "${SSID}.password.txt"\n\n# Put it all together\nqrencode \\\n  --size=15 \\\n  --output=${SSID}.png \\\n  "WIFI:T:WPA;S:${SSID};P:$(cat "${SSID}.password.txt");;"\n

Goes without saying that should be displayed in a location that’s not visible from, say, a window. On iOS, the camera app automagically recognizes the resulting QR code and asks if you’d like to join the network.

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\n \n \n \n \n \n\n", "id": "3fbef9bf-b248-588d-b427-bb0741695c88", "modified": "2026-01-13T18:47:28Z", "revisions": [ { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2026-01-13T18:47:28Z", "id": "2436477560f26e23d00a24add1cbfeafdca4af78", "shortId": "24364775", "subject": "No compression\n", "content": "Saving here [via](https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/encoding-wifi-access-point-passwords-qr-code/)\n\n```bash\n# On macOS. Note to self: use pwgen to generate secure passwords.\nbrew install qrencode pwgen\n\n# Set the SSID\nSSID=\"My Home Wifi\"\n\n# Set a looooong password for the AP\npwgen -s 63 > \"${SSID}.password.txt\"\n\n# Put it all together\nqrencode \\\n --size=15 \\\n --output=${SSID}.png \\\n \"WIFI:T:WPA;S:${SSID};P:$(cat \"${SSID}.password.txt\");;\"\n```\n\nGoes without saying that should be displayed in a location that's not visible from, say, a window. On iOS, the camera app automagically recognizes the resulting QR code and asks if you'd like to join the network. \n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2019-12-29T20:44:54Z", "id": "76e31cca5f31f0013b9a99f915e6ada306658eb2", "shortId": "76e31cca", "subject": "Fix command\n", "content": "Saving here [via](https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/encoding-wifi-access-point-passwords-qr-code/)\n\n```bash\n# On macOS. Note to self: use pwgen to generate secure passwords.\nbrew install qrencode pwgen\n\n# Set the SSID\nSSID=\"My Home Wifi\"\n\n# Set a looooong password for the AP\npwgen -s 63 > \"${SSID}.password.txt\"\n\n# Put it all together\nqrencode \\\n --size=15 \\\n --output=${SSID}.png \\\n \"WIFI:T:WPA;S:${SSID};P:$(cat \"${SSID}.password.txt\");;\"\n```\n\nGoes without saying that should be displayed in a location that's not visible from, say, a window. On iOS, the camera app automagically recognizes the resulting QR code and asks if you'd like to join the network. \n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2019-12-29T20:41:54Z", "id": "412f7d7729cbc0467432240406aa7d894bec7bc0", "shortId": "412f7d77", "subject": "Create Generating a WiFi Password QR Code.md\n", "content": "Saving here [via](https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/encoding-wifi-access-point-passwords-qr-code/)\n\n```bash\n# On macOS. Note to self: use pwgen to generate secure passwords.\nbrew install qrencode pwgen\n\n# Set the SSID\nSSID=\"My Home Wifi\"\n\n# Set a looooong password for the AP\npwgen -s 63 > \"${SSID}.password.txt\"\n\n# Put it all together\nqrencode \\\n --size=15 \\\n --output=${SSID}.png \\\n \"WIFI:T:WPA;S:${SSID};P:$(cat 00wifi.txt);;\"\n```\n\nGoes without saying that should be displayed in a location that's not visible from, say, a window. On iOS, the camera app automagically recognizes the resulting QR code and asks if you'd like to join the network. \n" } ], "sizeInBytes": 666, "source": "Saving here [via](https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/encoding-wifi-access-point-passwords-qr-code/)\n\n```bash\n# On macOS. Note to self: use pwgen to generate secure passwords.\nbrew install qrencode pwgen\n\n# Set the SSID\nSSID=\"My Home Wifi\"\n\n# Set a looooong password for the AP\npwgen -s 63 > \"${SSID}.password.txt\"\n\n# Put it all together\nqrencode \\\n --size=15 \\\n --output=${SSID}.png \\\n \"WIFI:T:WPA;S:${SSID};P:$(cat \"${SSID}.password.txt\");;\"\n```\n\nGoes without saying that should be displayed in a location that's not visible from, say, a window. On iOS, the camera app automagically recognizes the resulting QR code and asks if you'd like to join the network. \n", "title": "Generating a WiFi Password QR Code", "untracked": false, "uri": "/Generating_a_WiFi_Password_QR_Code", "relativePath": "Generating a WiFi Password QR Code.md" }