How to see WIFI Password?

How to see WIFI Password?

 

 

 To find the saved wifi password via command line , follow these steps :

Login into Ubuntu and open up the “Terminal” and enter these commands.

Step 1 :

                 Type  cd/etc/NetworkManager/system-connection/ : It contains profile of Wi-Fis.

Step 2:

                Type  Is –a 

                Now you will get name of the wifi network saved on your pc. Now enter the following command with the name of your wifi network you want to find the password. Ypo can find your password at “psk” = “PASSWORD”.

Step 3 :

Type  sudo cat WIFI_SSD-NAME

Now you can see WIFI Password.

Precaution which should be taken :

sudo Is –I/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/      

             To list all the files, after you have found the network that you want to delete, remove them with the command :

                sudo rm/etc/NetworkManager/System-connections/NETWORK_NAME

 Additional resource

PASSWORD HACKING TOOLS : There are Some Useful Password hacking tools:      

·         Brutus

·         RainbowCrack

·         Wfuzz

·         Cain and Abel

·         John the Ripper

·         THC Hydra

·         Medusa

·         OphCrack

·         LOphtCrack

·         Aircrack- NG