iOS/iPadOS devices showing Wi-Fi password in plain text (4370685)

iOS/iPadOS devices showing Wi-Fi password in plain text

iOS/iPadOS devices will show Wi-Fi passwords in plain text

When going to:
1. Settings app
2. Wi-Fi
3. Tapping the Info button next to the Wi-Fi network and using Face ID or Touch ID to unlock the feature

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After these steps are performed by the user it will reveal the password in plain text and it will allow users to copy and share it.

This is a new feature added in iOS 16, and iPadOS 16.1. At this moment the OS does not allow to prevent Wi-Fi network passwords to be hidden, not even by the policy. We encourage opening a ticket or submitting feedback to Apple here to look into this so it can be considered in the future.

KACE does not recommend using WPA2-PSK for iOS/iPadOS as this may result in a security vulnerability. It is recommended to use a WPA2-Enterprise network. More information about Managing Wi-Fi networks with KACE Cloud can be found here.