As per this superuser question with 130,000 views, its possible to view wireless passwords in plaintext (as admin) using the below command.
netsh wlan export profile interface=wi-fi key=clear folder=c:\
Is the wifi password stored somewhere in windows-7?
I just learned it's possible to read data relating to wireless networks in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Wlansvc\Profiles\Interfaces as a user with normal privileges. The only problem is: the "keyMaterial" is encrypted. I came across this article:
In the article the author talks about using CryptStringToBinary() and CryptUnprotectData() functions to view the keyMaterial in plaintext. But I have no clue what any of that means. I'm looking for a simplified answer and possibly how to view the passwords in the XML files.
How do we decrypt the keyMaterial in the XML files found in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Wlansvc\Profiles\Interfaces?
