How To Find the WiFi Password on Mac OS X


#1: Display the WiFi Password on Mac OS X Using CLI

You can use the security command. It is a command line interface to keychains and Security framework which stores your WiFI password and other information. Open the Terminal app and type the following command:

security find-generic-password -ga YOUR-ACCOUNT-NAME
security find-generic-password -ga SSID-HERE
security find-generic-password -ga YOUR-WiFi-Access-Point-Name-Here

In this example, find the Wifi password for Iphone4s access point (SSID):

security find-generic-password -ga Iphone4s | grep -i password


security find-generic-password -ga Iphone4s

#2: Not a Fan of Command Line Tools? 

The System Keychain is a utility which securely stores all passwords and user IDs for a user and lets that user unlock them all with a single master password.
System Keychain Location
◾Open Spotlight to start a search by pressing Command (⌘)-Space bar
◾In the search field type: keychain access


Try this for Linux / Ubuntu

cat /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ | grep psk