How to disable WPA auth/encryption from an AP configuration

Question

I have already configured a Raspberry Pi 3 as an Access Point by performing a series of steps given at https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/wireless/access-point.md

I would like to configure it as an "open" network. That is, remove the authentication which is now required while connecting to the network.

I tweaked your title to reflect the fact that "removing authentication" means you can't use WPA encryption, ie., no authentication is required, but there will be no encryption either. Have a look at `man 5 hostapd.conf`, and/or search online about configuring `hostapd` that way; pretty sure it just requires you remove all the `wpa_` options. — goldilocks, Aug 24 '19 at 19:29
You will find a tested setup, but using **wpa_supplicant** instead of **hostapd** to make the access point: [Setting up a Raspberry Pi as an access point - the easy way](https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/a/88234/79866) — Ingo, Aug 25 '19 at 09:56

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 27 '19 at 12:30

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From the /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf file you should remove these lines:

wpa=2
wpa_passphrase=***************
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP

And should be done with that.

answered Aug 27 '19 at 12:30

What `/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf` do you mean where I can remove lines? – Ingo Aug 27 '19 at 17:55
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@AlessandroRodriguez This is exactly what I did on a hit-and-trial basis, and that worked. I would appreciate if you could explain the workings of each of these configurations. – flamingo_stark Aug 28 '19 at 14:18
@Ingo `hostapd.conf` is the file where you configure the network settings like `interface` where your device listens to, `ssid` of the network, network password (`wpa_passphrase`), etc. A sample `hostapd.conf` file is given at the link in the original question. – flamingo_stark Aug 28 '19 at 14:23

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