diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index faee700..b598913 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "env_logger",
  "futures",
+ "hex",
  "iwdrs",
  "libc",
  "log",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2e1841a..f2b8395 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ env_logger = "0.11"
 strum = { version = "0.27.2", features = ["derive"] }
 strum_macros = "0.27"
 libc = "0.2"
+hex = "0.4.3"
 
 [profile.release]
 strip = true
diff --git a/Release.md b/Release.md
index e04e95a..2338f3e 100644
--- a/Release.md
+++ b/Release.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## TBA
 
 - Show all the configured networks
+- Encode network names correctly
 
 ## 0.5.0 - 2025-11-21
 
diff --git a/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise.rs b/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise.rs
index 3d6738d..5e11d93 100644
--- a/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise.rs
+++ b/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ fn pad_string(input: &str, length: usize) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+fn iwd_network_name(name: &str) -> String {
+    match name
+        .chars()
+        .all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '-' || c == '_' || c == ' ')
+    {
+        true => name.to_string(),
+        false => format!("={}", hex::encode(name)),
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
 struct UserInputField {
     field: Input,
diff --git a/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/peap.rs b/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/peap.rs
index 0a8416a..7cb9a1b 100644
--- a/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/peap.rs
+++ b/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/peap.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use ratatui::{
 
 use tui_input::backend::crossterm::EventHandler;
 
-use crate::mode::station::auth::entreprise::{ERROR_PADDING, UserInputField};
+use crate::mode::station::auth::entreprise::{ERROR_PADDING, UserInputField, iwd_network_name};
 
 fn pad_string(input: &str, length: usize) -> String {
     let current_length = input.chars().count();
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ impl PEAP {
 
     pub fn apply(&mut self, network_name: &str) -> Result<()> {
         self.validate()?;
+        let network_name = iwd_network_name(network_name);
         let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
             .write(true)
             .read(true)
diff --git a/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/pwd.rs b/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/pwd.rs
index fcd341d..973ed2b 100644
--- a/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/pwd.rs
+++ b/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/pwd.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use ratatui::{
 
 use tui_input::{Input, backend::crossterm::EventHandler};
 
-use crate::mode::station::auth::entreprise::ERROR_PADDING;
+use crate::mode::station::auth::entreprise::{ERROR_PADDING, iwd_network_name};
 
 fn pad_string(input: &str, length: usize) -> String {
     let current_length = input.chars().count();
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl PWD {
 
     pub fn apply(&mut self, network_name: &str) -> Result<()> {
         self.validate()?;
-
+        let network_name = iwd_network_name(network_name);
         let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
             .write(true)
             .read(true)
diff --git a/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/tls.rs b/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/tls.rs
index f09e634..3c3eeaa 100644
--- a/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/tls.rs
+++ b/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/tls.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use ratatui::{
 
 use tui_input::{Input, backend::crossterm::EventHandler};
 
-use crate::mode::station::auth::entreprise::ERROR_PADDING;
+use crate::mode::station::auth::entreprise::{ERROR_PADDING, iwd_network_name};
 
 fn pad_string(input: &str, length: usize) -> String {
     let current_length = input.chars().count();
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ impl TLS {
 
     pub fn apply(&mut self, network_name: &str) -> Result<()> {
         self.validate()?;
+        let network_name = iwd_network_name(network_name);
         let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
             .write(true)
             .read(true)
diff --git a/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/ttls.rs b/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/ttls.rs
index 1608bb4..b2e7349 100644
--- a/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/ttls.rs
+++ b/src/mode/station/auth/entreprise/ttls.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ use ratatui::{
 
 use tui_input::backend::crossterm::EventHandler;
 
-use crate::mode::station::auth::entreprise::{ERROR_PADDING, UserInputField, pad_string};
+use crate::mode::station::auth::entreprise::{
+    ERROR_PADDING, UserInputField, iwd_network_name, pad_string,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Default, strum_macros::Display)]
 enum Phase2Method {
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ impl TTLS {
 
     pub fn apply(&mut self, network_name: &str) -> Result<()> {
         self.validate()?;
+        let network_name = iwd_network_name(network_name);
         let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
             .write(true)
             .read(true)