What Will We Be Doing?
In this article, I will describe how to display the Wi-Fi password, provided that your computer has previously connected to this network.
Na Windowsie
Skorzystamy z CMD czyli narzędzia do tłumaczenia poleceń w systemie Windows. CMD jest używane do tworzenia osadzonych odwołań. Większość tych poleceń korzysta z dokumentów i plików wsadowych do automatyzacji zadań, wykonywania zadań administracyjnych na wysokim poziomie oraz rozwiązywania problemów związanych z systemem operacyjnym.
Windows Command Processor to oficjalna nazwa wiersza polecenia, znana również jako command shell czy cmd prompt.
Open CMD as Administrator
Then type the command:
netsh wlan show profile name="Network name" key=clear
and press Enter.
The Wi-Fi password will be displayed in a field labeled “Key Content” in the “Security Settings” section.
On Mac OS
In the Mac OS operating system, we can find passwords for saved Wi-Fi networks using the terminal.
Open the Terminal
Then type:
security find-generic-password -wa "Wi-Fi-Network-Name"
and confirm with your password.
This method works only for networks that were previously saved on your device.
On Linux
Open the Terminal
Then type:
sudo cat /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/* | grep psk
Similar to MacOS and Windows, this will work only if the device was previously connected to the network.
Conclusions
People can be forgetful, but from now on, you don’t have to worry about remembering your Wi-Fi passwords. You’ll be able to recover your Wi-Fi password from any Windows/Mac/Linux operating system.