{ "id": "73fde293-98df-4569-af13-24593ee44424", "created_at": "2026-04-06T00:11:47.441663Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T03:36:13.627411Z", "deleted_at": null, "sha1_hash": "5049a9c1db03c7e551a74af6ec3a755942729c46", "title": "How to Find a Saved Wi-Fi Password on a Mac", "llm_title": "", "authors": "", "file_creation_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_modification_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_size": 2188977, "plain_text": "How to Find a Saved Wi-Fi Password on a Mac\r\nBy Ruslana Lishchuk\r\nPublished: 2021-03-26 · Archived: 2026-04-05 22:33:04 UTC\r\nIn this article you will find the following:\r\nHow to view saved Wi-Fi passwords with Keychain Access\r\nHow to find Wi-Fi password on a Mac using Terminal\r\nUse iCloud combined with Keychain Access to recover your Wi-Fi password on Mac\r\nTakeaway message\r\nIn just a few steps you can retrieve a network password from your Mac. There are two ways to do it. You can\r\neither use Keychain Access to recover a forgotten password or, if you feel adventurous, look up your password\r\nwith Terminal. Both methods are detailed below.\r\nA note from our experts: \r\nWhen you don't know how to solve any Mac-related issue, ask the experts. MacKeeper’s Premium\r\nServices provide online expert support 24/7.\r\nHere’s how to use MacKeeper’s Premium Services:\r\n1. Download and launch MacKeeper, select Premium Services.\r\n2. Click Chat Now.\r\n3. Describe your issue to the expert in the text box.\r\n4. Wait for the instructions.\r\nhttps://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/\r\nPage 1 of 9\n\nStep 1. MacKeeper \u003e Premium Services \u003e Chat Now\r\nhttps://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/\r\nPage 2 of 9\n\nhttps://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/\r\nPage 3 of 9\n\nStep 2. Enter your question in the chat box\r\nHow to view saved Wi-Fi passwords with Keychain Access\r\nKeychain Access is a handy macOS feature for storing user names, passwords and other login details.\r\nHow to see saved Wi-Fi passwords on a Mac using Keychain Access:\r\n1. Open Keychain Access from Applications \u003e Utilities.\r\n2. Select System in the left panel.\r\n3. Select the Passwords tab at the top.\r\n4. Double-click on your network to display additional Wi-Fi information.\r\n5. Tick the Show password checkbox and enter your admin password.\r\n6. Copy the Wi-Fi password.\r\nhttps://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/\r\nPage 4 of 9\n\nStep 1. Go to Applications \u003e Utilities and Open Keychain Access\r\nStep 2. Ciick System\r\nhttps://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/\r\nPage 5 of 9\n\nStep 3. Select Passwords\r\nStep 4. Double-click on your network \r\nhttps://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/\r\nPage 6 of 9\n\nStep 5. Tick the Show password checkbox\r\nHow to find Wi-Fi password on a Mac using Terminal\r\nYou can also recover your Wi-Fi password using Terminal, the command-line interface built into macOS.\r\nHow to view your Wi-Fi password on Mac via Terminal:\r\n1. Open Terminal.\r\n2. Enter this command, changing wifiname for the name of your Wi-Fi network: security find-generic-password -wa wifiname.\r\n3. Hit Enter, type in your admin credentials and hit Enter again.\r\n4. Your Wi-Fi password will be displayed in the Terminal window.\r\nStep 1. Open Terminal\r\nStep 2. Enter the command in Terminal\r\nhttps://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/\r\nPage 7 of 9\n\nStep 3. Type in your password\r\nStep 4. Wi-Fi password will be shown in the Terminal \r\nUse iCloud combined with Keychain Access to recover your Wi-Fi password on\r\nMac\r\nIf you use iCloud to synchronize your devices, Keychain Access passwords will be saved in the cloud as well.\r\nThis is useful if you’ve recently changed the Wi-Fi password on another Apple device.\r\nTo get your Wi-Fi password for your Mac:\r\n1. Open Keychain Access.\r\n2. Instead of going to the System folder, switch to iCloud.\r\n3. Find the Wi-Fi network and view its password.\r\n4. Copy the password and go back to the System section.\r\n5. In the System section, find the network’s name again.\r\n6. Open the information window, and tick the checkbox next to Show Wi-Fi password.\r\n7. Erase the old password and paste the new password in the field.\r\nhttps://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/\r\nPage 8 of 9\n\nIf you want to share the password with someone, this feature is enabled starting from macOS High Sierra and iOS\r\n11. The only condition is for the two exchanging devices to trust each other.\r\nTakeaway message\r\nImagine a friend needs a password to connect her phone to your home network. But your router is at the other end\r\nof the house. Before dashing to the dusty router to look up the Wi-Fi password, try these alternative ways of\r\nsolving the issue — retrieve forgotten Wi-Fi passwords on your Mac with Keychain Access or Terminal. If neither\r\nof these methods helps, then you’ll just have to get up and check your password on your internet router.\r\nRelated reading:\r\nHow to connect to another Mac’s desktop via screen sharing\r\nHow to Fix Bluetooth Not Available Error on Mac\r\nPassword types in macOS\r\nHow to Wipe a MacBook to Factory Settings\r\nSource: https://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/\r\nhttps://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/\r\nPage 9 of 9", "extraction_quality": 1, "language": "EN", "sources": [ "MITRE" ], "references": [ "https://mackeeper.com/blog/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac/" ], "report_names": [ "find-wi-fi-password-on-mac" ], "threat_actors": [ { "id": "f8dddd06-da24-4184-9e24-4c22bdd1cbbf", "created_at": "2023-01-06T13:46:38.626906Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T02:00:03.043681Z", "deleted_at": null, "main_name": "Tick", "aliases": [ "G0060", "Stalker Taurus", "PLA Unit 61419", "Swirl Typhoon", "Nian", "BRONZE BUTLER", "REDBALDKNIGHT", "STALKER PANDA" ], "source_name": "MISPGALAXY:Tick", "tools": [], "source_id": "MISPGALAXY", "reports": null }, { "id": "54e55585-1025-49d2-9de8-90fc7a631f45", "created_at": "2025-08-07T02:03:24.563488Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T02:00:03.715427Z", "deleted_at": null, "main_name": "BRONZE BUTLER", "aliases": [ "CTG-2006 ", "Daserf", "Stalker Panda ", "Swirl Typhoon ", "Tick " ], "source_name": "Secureworks:BRONZE BUTLER", "tools": [ "ABK", "BBK", "Casper", "DGet", "Daserf", "Datper", "Ghostdown", "Gofarer", "MSGet", "Mimikatz", "Netboy", "RarStar", "Screen Capture Tool", "ShadowPad", "ShadowPy", "T-SMB", "down_new", "gsecdump" ], "source_id": "Secureworks", "reports": null }, { "id": "d4e7cd9a-2290-4f89-a645-85b9a46d004b", "created_at": "2022-10-25T16:07:23.419513Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T02:00:04.591062Z", "deleted_at": null, "main_name": "Bronze Butler", "aliases": [ "Bronze Butler", "CTG-2006", "G0060", "Operation ENDTRADE", "RedBaldNight", "Stalker Panda", "Stalker Taurus", "Swirl Typhoon", "TEMP.Tick", "Tick" ], "source_name": "ETDA:Bronze Butler", "tools": [ "8.t Dropper", "8.t RTF exploit builder", "8t_dropper", "9002 RAT", "AngryRebel", "Blogspot", "Daserf", "Datper", "Elirks", "Farfli", "Gh0st RAT", "Ghost RAT", "HOMEUNIX", "HidraQ", "HomamDownloader", "Homux", "Hydraq", "Lilith", "Lilith RAT", "McRAT", "MdmBot", "Mimikatz", "Minzen", "Moudour", "Muirim", "Mydoor", "Nioupale", "PCRat", "POISONPLUG.SHADOW", "Roarur", "RoyalRoad", "ShadowPad Winnti", "ShadowWali", "ShadowWalker", "SymonLoader", "WCE", "Wali", "Windows Credential Editor", "Windows Credentials Editor", "XShellGhost", "XXMM", "gsecdump", "rarstar" ], "source_id": "ETDA", "reports": null } ], "ts_created_at": 1775434307, "ts_updated_at": 1775792173, "ts_creation_date": 0, "ts_modification_date": 0, "files": { "pdf": "https://archive.orkl.eu/5049a9c1db03c7e551a74af6ec3a755942729c46.pdf", "text": "https://archive.orkl.eu/5049a9c1db03c7e551a74af6ec3a755942729c46.txt", "img": "https://archive.orkl.eu/5049a9c1db03c7e551a74af6ec3a755942729c46.jpg" } }