I'm signed into my MacOS laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
I'm signed into my MacOS laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
Yes, you can use the command line to enumerate the Wi-Fi profiles and passwords for each. Here's how: 1. Open the Terminal application on your Mac. 2. Type the following command:
1 | security find-generic-password -ga wifi | grep SSID |
1 | security find-generic-password -ga wifi -s <SSID> |
Testing if the previous output contains the string -ga
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string -wa
: False
Testing if the previous output contains the string security find-generic-password
: True
I'm signed into my MacOS laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
I'm signed into my MacOS laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
Yes, you can use the command line to enumerate the Wi-Fi profiles and passwords for each on a macOS laptop. Here's how: 1. Open the Terminal application on your Mac. 2. Type the following command and press Enter:
1 | security find-generic-password -ga access | grep -i "ssid" |
1 | password "your-ssid" |
1 | security find-generic-password -ga access -s "your-ssid" |
Testing if the previous output contains the string -ga
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string -wa
: False
Testing if the previous output contains the string security find-generic-password
: True
I'm signed into my MacOS laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
I'm signed into my MacOS laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
Yes, you can use the command line to enumerate the Wi-Fi profiles and passwords for each in macOS. Here's how: 1. Open the Terminal app on your Mac. 2. Run the following command to list all the Wi-Fi networks you have connected to in the past:
1 | security find-generic-password -ga |
1 | security find-generic-password -ga | grep SSID | grep password | cut -d '"' -f 2 |
1 | security find-generic-password -ga SSID your_network_name |
Testing if the previous output contains the string -ga
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string -wa
: False
Testing if the previous output contains the string security find-generic-password
: True
I'm signed into my MacOS laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
I'm signed into my MacOS laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
Yes, you can use the command line to enumerate the Wi-Fi profiles and passwords for each on macOS. Here's how: 1. Open the Terminal application on your Mac. 2. Run the following command to list all the Wi-Fi networks that you have connected to in the past:
1 | security find-generic-password -ga |
1 | security find-generic-password -ga | grep <network name> |
1 | password: 12345678 |
Testing if the previous output contains the string -ga
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string -wa
: False
Testing if the previous output contains the string security find-generic-password
: True
I'm signed into my MacOS laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
I'm signed into my MacOS laptop but I forgot my Wi-fi password so I can't connect other devices. Can I use the command line to enumerate the Wi-fi profiles and passwords for each?
Yes, you can use the command line to enumerate the Wi-Fi profiles and passwords for each: 1. Open Terminal. 2. Type the following command:
1 | security find-generic-password -ga YourWiFinetworkName | grep password |
Testing if the previous output contains the string -ga
: True
Testing if the previous output contains the string -wa
: False
Testing if the previous output contains the string security find-generic-password
: True