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The GUI way of doing this on Windows (if you're currently connected to said network) is to do the following: 1. Go to Network Connections. 2. Right click the
by avbor 11y ago
The GUI way of doing this on Windows (if you're currently connected to said network) is to do the following:
1. Go to Network Connections.
2. Right click the WiFi connection and click status.
3. Click Wireless Properties
4. Click on the Security Tab, and then click Show Characters.
- Numberwang 11y agoWow, I can't believe that worked... This doesn't feel very secure at all.
- thaumasiotes 11y agoSecure? You're revealing a password that you already know.
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- dpcan 11y agoThis worries me at home. Say I have a party and the neighbor comes over. A few seconds on my unattended computer and they can use my Internet.
- beagle3 11y agoThey could run a rootkit/keylogger/download contraband to your computer in the same time. A lot more to worry about than just learning your wifi password.
- keithpeter 11y agoOn my domestic adsl modem/router I use MAC address filtering as well as wpa2. That might slow them down a little tiny bit. I imagine at the end of the day, you need to change your wifi password now and again (mind you I've left mine the same for a year or 18 months).
- thaumasiotes 11y agoWhere exactly do you think the insecurity is coming from here? Your guests could do anything at all with a few seconds on your computer. Learning the network password is the least of your worries.
- edwhitesell 11y agoMost new routers have the WPS button anyway. Then it's mostly automatic.
- chias 11y agoIf you have a malicious person in your home with physical access to your unlocked machine, your wifi password is the least of your worries.
- column 11y agoNow that you stated the cliché about physical access blabla, could we please consider his point as a valid concern?
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