wifi-password.md

Get WiFi info?

A fast way to find you WIFI info?

Hold on the Option key and then click on the WiFi menu icon from the Menu Bar in you Mac.

How to get WiFi password from terminal?

Using the following command to get your WiFi info:

security find-generic-password -ga <wifi-name>

Once you execute the command, the system will show a promotion that warns you need to type the User Name and Password of your machine.

After you finish inputting and click the Allow button, you will get the detailed infomation about your WiFi.

For example:

$ security find-generic-password -ga Karmasgame
keychain: "/Library/Keychains/System.keychain"
version: 256
class: "genp"
attributes:
    0x00000007 <blob>="Karmasgame"
    0x00000008 <blob>=<NULL>
    "acct"<blob>="Karmasgame"
    "cdat"<timedate>=0x32303232303132343038343431305A00  "20220124084410Z\000"
    "crtr"<uint32>=<NULL>
    "cusi"<sint32>=<NULL>
    "desc"<blob>="AirPort network password"
    "gena"<blob>=<NULL>
    "icmt"<blob>=<NULL>
    "invi"<sint32>=<NULL>
    "mdat"<timedate>=0x32303232303132343038343431305A00  "20220124084410Z\000"
    "nega"<sint32>=<NULL>
    "prot"<blob>=<NULL>
    "scrp"<sint32>=<NULL>
    "svce"<blob>="AirPort"
    "type"<uint32>=<NULL>
password: "Pw@MyHome2022"

How to format a WiFi scheme URL?

Generate a url which contains the WIFI information , so suers can follow links from QR codes, to join networks without having to manually enter the data.

• Common format: WIFI:S:<SSID>;T:<WEP|WPA|blank>;P:<PASSWORD>;H:<true|false|blank>;
• Sample WIFI:S:<wifi-name>;T:WPA;P:<wifi-password>;;

Reference

Wi-Fi

wifi-password

wifi-card