Windows 10: Please help: How do I view/recover WLAN credentials with WPA2-Enterprise/AES security settings?

Hi there


I have ever asked this => same question here https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-do-i-viewrecover-wlan-credentials-with-wpa2/fdf45a3b-3558-4871-ac69-1d3fe7e4626c ... but got no answer that helped then, but need it more urgently than ever, if there is in the meantime a solution.


I mostly access internet via a specific network which uses WPA2-Enterprise/AES security authentication. I got the WLAN log in credentials from a personal I cannot get contact to for a long time.


The problem is that, the credentials were merely typed in for me, and at the time did not write them down. IF it was normal authentication, I know how one can view them in Windows WLAN network settings. That is NOT the case with WPA2-Enterprise/AES security.


When I first asked the question at above link, for some reason Windows would inexplicably ask for re-authentication now & then although for ALL OTHER normal networks, like home WLAN it did not. That is no problem if one has the credentials.


Luckily, for the last year or so, Win 10, has not asked for re-authentication again UNTIL the other day when I installed some regular Win 10 updates. To my horror, then next time I tried going online after re-starting PC at that specific network, I was asked for credentials.


I tried using using restoration point to the time before the update, no luck. I gave up since I had no problem before that update. I tried another restoration point before, since for some reason, Win had apparently created 2 restoration points for that same day BEFORE Update installation and after missing internet for 2 days, I was surprised it worked.


At the time of the previous post, someone suggested using EnterpriseWifiPasswordRecover from Github to access the WLAN credentials BUT ...

it happens to be the software is too complicated to use as it requires compiling it yourself, something I have failed to do.
I tried in the forum to ask for additional help on using the software and the author initially responded, but refused to communicate after that.

So to avoid disasters like this, making me fear installing Windows updates something I normally have no problem with, does anyone know how toview or access WPA2-Enterprise/AES security credentials i.e. usermame + password in Windows 10 so one can at least make a backup? Please remember I'm not asking about about normal non-enterprise WPA2, with which I have no problem with.

I would very much appreciate your urgent help.


Kind regards

:)

 

How do I view/recover WLAN credentials with WPA2-Enterprise/AES security settings?

Hi there

My notebook has Windows 10 Pro with the latest update all installed.

I recently had WLAN credentials used on my laptop to enable internet access for a particular network using WPA2-Enterprise (AES), EAP Auth. I was not able to write a copy of these credentials at the time, which is something I usually do, in case for some
reason, Windows 10 requires logging in anew, as it once in a while,
something I'm afraid of, does to access the same network in different locations, although in 99.9% of the time, the login is automatic.

Furthermore, with "normal" WPA2-Personal (?) authentication, which is used in several networks whose credentials are saved on my notebook, one can access the password via Network properties => Security and making the password visible.

With WPA2-Enterprise (AES), this is not possible, one cannot view the username and password.

There's software like XenArmor Wifi Password Recovery, or Wirelesskeyview from Nirsoft, with which one can view at least the key.

Via command prompt => netsh wlan show profiles, it lists all the active profiles but
omits the WPA2-Enterprise profile.

Is there any FREE way, one can view or extract the username and password for WPA2-Enterprise (AES) for a specific SSID?

Whereas the network connection is working, I do not know the credentials on my own machine!

The only apparently working means I found is EnterpriseWifiPasswordRecover from Github, but the problem is, it is too complicated to use. I had hoped, it's a simple program to download and run, but it is not and the instructions are too
complicated.

The command C:\WINDOWS\system32>netsh wlan show profile name=ThisSpecificNetwork key=clear delivers some info, but no username/password, including:

Security settings

-----------------

Authentication : WPA2-Enterprise

Cipher : CCMP

Authentication : WPA2-Enterprise

Cipher : GCMP

Security key : Absent

802.1X : Enabled

EAP type : Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP)

802.1X auth credential : User credential

Credentials configured : No

Cache user information : Yes

So is there any simple way I can view & secure/backup the used WPA2-Enterprise profile for a specific network I access with my own notebook, ie the
username + password?

Thank you in advance.

 

WLAN with WPA2 and AES not working with N80IE

Hi PapaGeno,

My in-laws had a WRT54G with firmware 7.00.4 set up with broadcast SSID, WPA2 personal and AES encryption. N, I was able to connect to it via my N80 using firmware 4.0707.07 and 5.0719.02.

I have the following set up:

- Data bearer: Wireless LAN

- WLAN netw. name: The broadcasted SSID

- Network status: Public

- WLAN netw. mode: Infrastructure

- WLAN security mode: WPA/WPA2

- WLAN security sett.:

--- WPA mode: Pre-shared key

--- Pre-shared key: The defined key within WRT54G

--- TKIP encryption: Not allowed

Hope this helps.

Cheers.

 

Not able to connect to company WLAN WPA2 AES PEAP with E71

On the Nokia web site, the capabilities of the 5800 are listed as:



WLAN support 802.11b/g

WEP

WPA

WPA2 (AES/TKIP)



Looks like I'm just missing a step somewhere. Several iPod touch users here in the office are able to connect to the same network without any detailed configuration at all!