kevva/wifi-password

Get current wifi password

wifi-password

Get current wifi password

Install

$ npm install wifi-password

Usage

const wifiPassword = require('wifi-password');

wifiPassword().then(password => {
	console.log(password);
	//=> 'johndoesecretpassword'
});

API

wifiPassword([name])

Returns a promise that resolves to a string containing the password.

name

Type: string

Get the wifi password for a specified known network.

Related

• wifi-password-cli - CLI for this module.

License

MIT © Kevin Mårtensson

wifi-password's Issues

Improve error message when on password-less wifi

Current output:

Command failed: security: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.

No `iwgetid` on Linux

The following happens, seems like it's trying to use a tool that's not (always) installed by default:

sven@linux-etoq:~> wifi-password
spawn iwgetid ENOENT

Platform: openSUSE 13.1, x86_64, XFCE

Shannon Bannister

Error on Windows 10

I'm having this error on Windows 10, with node v6.6.0:

Error: Promise rejected with value: 'Could not get password'
    at C:\Users\Antonio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\wifi-password-cli\node_modules\loud-rejection\index.js:27:12
    at Array.forEach (native)
    at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Antonio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\wifi-password-cli\node_modules\loud-rejection\index.js:23:24)
    at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
    at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:191:7)
    at emit (C:\Users\Antonio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\wifi-password-cli\node_modules\signal-exit\index.js:68:11)
    at processEmit [as emit] (C:\Users\Antonio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\wifi-password-cli\node_modules\signal-exit\index.js:141:5)

Command failed

I get this error when I execute wifi-password:

Command failed: /bin/sh: -c: line 0: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"'
/bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file

Cannot read property 'indexOf' of undefined

I'm using WIndows x64, and Node 4.4.7.

When I using CLI, is returning fallowing error for me.

$ wifi-password
TypeError: Cannot read property 'indexOf' of undefined
at C:\Users\myUser\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\wifi-password\cli.js18:18
at process.tickCallback (node.js369.9)

Error when SSID contains directory characters

When I try to retrieve the password of the SSID /\/\r.g33l< I get the following error:

$ wifi-password

Error: Command failed: sudo cat /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections//\/\r.g33l<
cat: '/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections//\/\r.g33l<': No such file or directory

    at Promise.all.then.arr (/usr/lib/node_modules/wifi-password-cli/node_modules/execa/index.js:231:11)
    at <anonymous>
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:188:7)

I originally posted this issue to wifi-password-cli but the concatenation happens in this library

Windows support

See RReverser/WiFi-Password

Win7 x64 CLI error

C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\wifi-password\index.js:43
cb(null, ret);
^
TypeError: undefined is not a function
at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\wifi-password\index.js:43:3
at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:635:7)
at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
at maybeClose (child_process.js:743:16)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:810:5)

Windows codepage issues should be documented

The module cannot work on Windows if the Windows is running in some languages, e.g. Chinese.

The problem is that netsh outputs differently under different codepages. On Chinese Windows, the default codepage is 936. Only after I run chcp 65001 can I get the proper password. Without that, I get an error Error: Could not get password.

I think it should be documented in README or somewhere.

Could not get SSID

After installing an running:

$ wifi-password

I get the following message:

Could not get SSID

I'm on OS X 10.10.1

Document `name` option

access system

Why do I have to enter the username and password to access the system?

Not able retrivew password.

○ → wifi-password 
Your network doesn't have a password

On 14.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version am I missing something?

Connected to a n/w with WPA2 secured password.

Return error when doesn't have a password.

When I'm connected on a public wifi and execute the wifi-password, returns:

Error: Your network doesn't have a password
    at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:203:12)
    at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
    at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:818:16)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (internal/child_process.js:319:11)
    at emitOne (events.js:77:13)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:169:7)
    at Pipe._onclose (net.js:469:12)

I believe this is not a error and it should return to the screen. This is normal behavior.

What do you think about this? Maybe we can predict the behavior inside the code and sending a report with a better way..

Add support for defining a specific SSID

Linux Mint - no such directory /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/' + ssid

in wifi-password/node_modules/linux-wifi-password/index.js, I needed to change line 7 from

var args = ['cat', '/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections ' + ssid];

to

var args = ['cat', '/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Auto\ ' + ssid];

(the difference being /Auto\)

I appreciate that this package has taught me where this info is located. I'm not sure which other systems this fix might be needed in as well.

Command failed: iwgetid --raw

$ wifi-password
>>> Command failed: iwgetid --raw

Platform: Ubuntu 16.04