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host1$ export WEAVE_PASSWORD=wfvAwt7sj
host1$ weave launch
>**NOTE**: The command line option takes precedence over the environment variable._
>**NOTE**: The command line option takes precedence over the environment variable.
> To avoid leaking your password via the kernel process table or your
> shell history, we recommend you store it in a file and capture it
> in a shell variable prior to launching weave: `export
> WEAVE_PASSWORD=$(cat /path/to/password-file)`
To guard against dictionary attacks, the password needs to be reasonably strong with at least 50 bits of entropy is recommended. An easy way to generate a random password that satisfies this requirement is:
To guard against dictionary attacks, the password needs to be reasonably strong,
with at least 50 bits of entropy. An easy way to generate a random password that
satisfies this requirement is:
< /dev/urandom tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c9 ; echo
The same password must be specified for all Weave Net peers, by default both control and data plane traffic will then use authenticated encryption.
[Fast datapath](/site/using-weave/fastdp.md) does not support
encryption. If you supply a password at `weave launch`, Weave Net
falls back to the slower `sleeve` mode for encrypted communication.
As an optimization, you can selectively disable data plane encryption
if some of your peers are co-located in a trusted network, for example
within the boundary of your own data center. List these networks using
@@ -40,9 +38,8 @@ the `--trusted-subnets` argument with `weave launch`:
weave launch --password wfvAwt7sj --trusted-subnets 10.0.2.0/24,192.168.48.0/24
If *both* peers at the end of a connection consider the other to be in
a trusted subnet, Weave Net attempts to establish fast datapath
connectivity, which is unencrypted. Otherwise communication is encrypted which
imposes overheads.
the same trusted subnet, Weave Net attempts to establish non-encrypted
connectivity. Otherwise communication is encrypted which imposes overheads.
Configured trusted subnets are shown in [`weave status`](/site/troubleshooting.md#weave-status).