64 digit Hex WiFi passphrase doesn't seem to get accepted

Question

I use a 64 digit hex passphrase on my router that I want to use with Android. However Android (CyanogenMod 7) doesn't seem to accept the password (no errors, just nothing happens when I enter it). I have also tried manually entering the information into the wpa_supplicant.conf file but to no avail.

What could be the problem?

Answer 1

That has worked fine when I recently tested it with CyanogenMod 7 and 9 (and also stock HTC/Samsung/Motorola).

Just enter it into the usual passphrase input box but without any colons. Just type in only the 0-9,a-f letters. This should work then.

Here's a sample wpa_supplicant.conf entry with a fake key/AP:

network={
    ssid="insecureAP"
    key_mgmt=NONE
    auth_alg=OPEN SHARED
#   128 bit key:
    wep_key0=0123456789abcdef0123456789
#   64 bit key:
#   wep_key0=0123456789
    priority=90
}

Note: 64bit correspond to 10 hex digits and 128bit correspond to 26 hex digits (with WEP standard)!

Answer 2

Try replacing this:auth_alg=OPEN SHARED for this: auth_alg=OPEN

It just happened to me that my phone was trying Shared Key Authentication (SKA), which is seldom used in favour of Open Authentication. By doing this my connection started working.