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    WeWork WiFi on Linux

When using nmcli device wifi connect 'WeWorkWiFi' password '...', you'll get something like:
Error: Failed to add/activate new connection: Failed to determine AP security information

To actually use it, you need to create a connection first and configure it:
nmcli connection add type wifi ifname <INTERFACE> con-name WeWorkWiFi ssid WeWorkWiFi
nmcli connection edit WeWorkWiFi
nmcli> set 802-1x.eap peap
nmcli> set 802-1x.phase2-auth mschapv2
nmcli> set 802-1x.identity <USERNAME>
nmcli> set 802-1x.password <PASSWORD>
nmcli> set wifi-sec.key-mgmt wpa-eap
nmcli> save
nmcli> activate
Ctrl + D

Then it will be connected.