> Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 00:46:16 +0100
> From: vvmarko@gmail.com
> To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org
> Subject: Re: fc20 with full updates: unable to pair with wifi router
>
> On Sun, 4 May 2014 15:35:30 -0700
> Luke Nath <lukenath@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My wifi interface is not managed by NetworkManager.
> > I start wpa_supplicant manually.
> >
> [snip]
> >
> > network={
> > bssid=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
> > ssid="mynewssid"
> > scan_ssid=1 # only needed if your access point uses a hidden ssid
> > mode=MANAGED
> > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> > proto=WPA2
> > pairwise=CCMP
> > group=CCMP
> > psk="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> > }
>
> Just to be sure --- you did use wpa_passphrase to generate the value
> for the psk entry above, right? I mean, you didn't put the actual
> plain-text passphrase in that field?
>
> Best, :-)
> Marko

Hi Marko,
In the wpa_supplicant.conf file, you can just put the ascii string quoted in double
quotes, or the unquoted psk  generated from  invoking wpa_passphrase.
Look it up in the man pages.