osx – How to find wifi password on my mac which is already connected – Ask Different
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/12/01
To view a WiFi password on OS X for an SSID you have been connected to before (you don’t need to be connected to it now):
- Open “Keychain Access” (for instance by first finding it in Spotlight)
- Sort on “Kind”, as the WiFi passwords are of kind “AirPort network password”
- In the find box, type your WiFi SSID. Note that – unlike Spotlight – it is:
- case sensitive
- need to match from the start
- Double click the matching entry for keychain “iCloud” (preferred) or “System” (needs additional step)
- Put a checkmark in front of “Show password”
- Depending on the keychain type:
- If it was an “iCloud” keychain
- then enter your keychain password
- If it was a “System” keychain
- Enter your system password
- Enter a username and password for the “System” keychain
- If it was an “iCloud” keychain
- The password is shown
–jeroen
via: osx – How to find wifi password on my mac which is already connected – Ask Different.
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