why is my WiFi SSID redacted?

FWIW, using

ipconfig getsummary en0

in Terminal On my MacBook Air running Sequoia 15.5 (have not updated to 15.6 yet) provided the full un-redacted SSID name.

InterfaceType : WiFi

LinkStatusActive : TRUE

NetworkID : REDACTED BY ME

SSID : myFULLSSIDHERE

Security : WPA2_PSK

So I can only assume it has something to do with the script you are using.

Have you tested the command outside of a script. Just straight into Terminal?

Renchu wrote:

upgraded to 15.6 and "ipconfig getsummary en0" now only ever gives me that my Wi-Fi SSID is <redacted>

the airport command line is now defunct, I've also tried "ioreg -l -n AirportDriver |grep 80211SSID"  and also got <SSID Redacted>

networksetup -getinfo Wi-Fi only gives me a mac address for my Wi-Fi

I know I can get it from the GUI but I want a script that compares my current SSID with a list I have of trusted Wi-Fi SSID's which I was able to run on 15.5 - but now cannot

Have I missed something or should I report this as a new feature?

The 3 commands as posted above:

This does happen to be a Hotspot...( my NetworkID redaction in red)

for comparison only.

Intel MBP macoS 15.6

CodingIran wrote:

But this command is super slow.

Be specific. I posted two functional solutions:

1. system_profiler (Jul 31)
2. Python solution using pyobjc (Aug 1)

Yes, item 1 is slow. Item 2 should only take 1 - 2 seconds wall time.

Otherwise, I am unaware of any other means on Sequoia to get the SSID where it is not <redacted>.

We simply cannot discuss any Apple beta products in these public communities. Beta products are works in progress, and may yield expected results when you run Python 3.13.* on Tahoe, or pyobjc references to CoreWLAN when that version of Python or pyobjc may not have been made compatible with Tahoe yet.

Had you followed my instructions for the Python/pobjc installation and tested it on Sequoia v15.6, it would work as expected. I provide no support for anything you are doing on Tahoe.

Great one, had to signup to thank you.

Every MacOs upgrade they limit our ability to get the SSID, this last time your answer was my answer, and this one might last a few upgrades.

In my setup your shared script turned into:

from CoreWLAN import CWWiFiClient

default_iface = CWWiFiClient.sharedWiFiClient().interface()
default_ssid = default_iface.ssid()
print(default_ssid)

I did not know about pyobjc but seems like it comes with a ton of goodies to explore 👊🏽🫵🏽🖖🏼

Me too

Until Apple closes this Shortcuts loop hole…

👍🏽👍🏽