Recover Wi-Fi Password

Depending on your distro, the method can vary. But the techniques can be the same in most scenario. Let’s start digging up the lost password! Note that I’m using “elementary OS”, but the method should work on most modern Linux distros. My desktop is connected to “TP-LINK_8D72” Wi-Fi network.

• Open a terminal.
• Navigate to the folder where the system stores the connection information.

cd /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections

• Time to check the list of all the stored network(s).

ls

• Open the file using the following command.

sudo cat TP-LINK_8D72

• Search for the following line:

Voila! The password is recovered once again!

Other places to try

However, there are some old and lightweight distros that use “wicd” to connect to networks. In that case, follow these steps:

• Open a terminal.
• Navigate to the connections’ folder.

cd /etc/wicd

• Open the “wireless settings” file.

sudo cat wireless-settings.conf

If you didn’t find any success, another file to look for is “wpa_supplicant.conf”. Check out the file using the following steps:

• Open terminal.
• Run this command:

sudo locate wpa_supplicant.conf

• Then, follow the steps stated above to read the file and recover the lost password.

Enjoy!

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Windows offer nice tricks to see the saved password of the connected Wi-Fi access point. Here’s how you have to do it.

How to see Wi-Fi Password(s)

We’ll be using command lines to see the password. This method works on all the Windows editions. However, it’s not tested on Windows XP.

• Start an elevated Command Prompt.
• Run this command:

netsh wlan show profiles

You’ll see all the available wireless profiles listed under the “User Profiles” section. The name of the network will be on the right side of the section. Pick up the desired network name.

• Now, run this command:

netsh wlan show profile name=<profile_name> key=clear

Exchange the place of <profile_name> with your desired network’s name.

This command will show up a lot of things. But we only need the password, right? Scroll down and find out “Key Content” under “Security settings” section.

The “Key Content” is the saved password of the Wi-Fi network.

This is a very simple trick, right? If you’re afraid of running commands, then follow this step-by-step, lengthy process.

• Connect to your desired network.
• Go to Control Panel >> Network and Internet >> Network and Sharing Center.

• Click your network from the list of active networks. In my case, it’s “TP-LINK_8D72”.
• Click “Wireless properties”.

• From the new dialog box, go to “Security” tab.
• Check “Show characters”.

You can easily see the password written there.

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