How to get the MAC current connected WiFi SSID name

We use this extension attribute from Dan K. Snelson. Can confirm it works on Tahoe and Sequoia.

https://snelson.us/2024/09/determining-a-macs-ssid-like-an-animal/#update-september-2025

Thanks ​@joboo72 for your help. Unfortunately, we tested the scripts on macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, and they are not working as expected. The same scripts are working fine on macOS versions up to Sequoia, but in Tahoe, the output is showing as <redacted>.

You can use my extension attribute, it should bypass the new privacy restriction :

#!/bin/zsh
# https://medium.com/@laclementine

# Enable SSID visibility (required for modern macOS privacy restrictions)
ipconfig sethidewifiinfo 0

# Get the Wi-Fi interface name (e.g., en0)
WIFI_INT=$(networksetup -listallhardwareports | awk '/Hardware Port: Wi-Fi/{getline; print $2}')

# Read SSID
CURRENT_SSID=$(ipconfig getsummary "$WIFI_INT" | awk -F ' SSID : ' '/ SSID : / {print $2}')

# Send result to Jamf
echo "<result>$CURRENT_SSID</result>"

exit 0

​@JRM5513  getting below output:

failed to set hide WiFi info

<result><redacted></result>

I see, I didn’t add sudo because it was already run as root by Jamf. The following should run locally on your Mac.
 

#!/bin/zsh
# https://medium.com/@laclementine

# Enable SSID visibility (required for modern macOS privacy restrictions)
sudo ipconfig sethidewifiinfo 0

# Get the Wi-Fi interface name (e.g., en0)
WIFI_INT=$(networksetup -listallhardwareports | awk '/Hardware Port: Wi-Fi/{getline; print $2}')

# Read SSID
CURRENT_SSID=$(ipconfig getsummary "$WIFI_INT" | awk -F ' SSID : ' '/ SSID : / {print $2}')

# Send result to Jamf
echo "<result>$CURRENT_SSID</result>"

exit 0