How can I see wifi password on my Chromebook?
Whenever you are using a WiFi in a Chromebook and you forgot your password, what would you do? To get your WiFi password is not an easy task on chrombook.
To get your password you must be in Developer mode.
Here is a simple trick to get your saved WiFi password.
Firstly, you have to enable developer mode in Chromebook. here are the steps to enable developer mode in Chromebook -
1. Make sure your Chromebook is turned off.
2. Press and hold the Esc, Refresh, and Power keys simultaneously. When you see your Chromebook start to power on, you can let go of the keys.
3. You'll see the recovery process screen. Select Advanced Options and then choose Developer Mode (or press Ctrl+D).
4. If you see a message asking you to verify the operating system, press Enter.
The Chromebook should now start in Developer Mode. You'll need to press Ctrl+D every time you start it up in Developer Mode.
Now, you have enabled developer mode, we can now proceed.
1. You have to open Crosh Shell Command Window. You can open it by pressing - Ctrl, Alt, and T.
2. In the shell command window type - shell
3. Type - sudo su
4. Type - cd home/root
5. Type - ls
6. Now you'll get a string of code. Copy that string.
7. Type - cd and the string that you copied.
8. Now type - more shill/shill.profile
9. Now you'll see all the saved WiFi, Under the WiFi name there will be a "passphrase=rot47:" and randomtext. Copy the randomtext.
10. Now type - echo randomtext | tr '!-~' 'P-~!-O'
11. After all that, You'll get the WiFi password.
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