Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 11158] acquire wifi passwords from the OS when possible
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:48:51 +0000

Comment # 3 on bug 11158 from 
> Whether Wireshark should, as soon as you open a capture with encrypted data, prompt for the network password is a matter for discussion.  Some might like it, some might not, so that might be something governed by a preference.

At the very least the IEEE 802.11 decrypt option should allow inserting the
SSID and password, et cetera, instead of looking up the algorithm to derive the
key: but yes, this is data it would be wise to get at the time the dump is
taken, as then is the most likely point to have the password and SSID.

Side note: the NSA almost certainly already has this data is a big database as
Google Play on Android and iPhone phone home all wifi passwords by default.

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