getPrivateMACAddressMode.sh

#!/bin/bash
#getPrivateMACAddressMode (20250122) - outputs human readable per-SSID Private MAC Address randomization settings introduced in Sequoia
#possible values of PrivateMACAddressModeUserSetting are: off, static, rotating, or NOT_SET
#possible values of PrivateMACAddressModeSystemSetting are: 0 (ON), 1 (OFF), or NOT_SET

#sample output:
#PrivateMACAddressModeSystemSetting: 1 (OFF)
#
#SSID: SomeSSID
#MODE: rotating

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getPrivateMACAddressMode Copyright (c) 2024 Joel Bruner (https://github.com/brunerd)
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# VARIABLES #
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#hardcode an SSID(s) comma or or newline delimited (otherwise will list all known networks)
SSIDS="$1"

#newlines or commas for our list of SSIDs both discovered and hardcoded
SSID_delimiters=$'\n,'

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# FUNCTIONS #
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function getModeForSSID(){

	#trim of any leading or tailing whitespace in case hardcoded has space
	local SSID="$(sed -e $'s/^[ \t]*//g' -e $'s/[ \t]*$//g' <<< ${1})"

	#find key in com.apple.wifi.known-networks, possible values are: off, static, rotating
	[ -n "${SSID}" ] && local PrivateMACAddressMode=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "print :wifi.network.ssid.'${SSID}':PrivateMACAddressModeUserSetting" /Library/Preferences/com.apple.wifi.known-networks.plist 2>/dev/null)
	
	#fall back to NOT_SET is nothing found	
	echo "${PrivateMACAddressMode:-NOT_SET}"
}	

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# MAIN #
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[ $UID != 0 ] && { echo "Run as root!" >&2 ; exit 1; }

#`PrivateMACAddressModeSystemSetting` sets the global _default_ mode for newly joined SSIDs, if `PrivateMACAddressModeUserSetting` already set to static/rotating will have no effect an SSID
#see: https://community.jamf.com/t5/jamf-pro/disable-wi-fi-private-mac-address-on-macos-15/m-p/326131 and 
sysConfigAirportPrefs="/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist"
if [ -e "${sysConfigAirportPrefs}" ]; then
	globalSetting=$(defaults read "${sysConfigAirportPrefs}" "PrivateMACAddressModeSystemSetting" 2>/dev/null)
	if [ -n "${globalSetting}" ]; then
		#`PrivateMACAddressModeSystemSetting` is poorly named, pretend it's a shell return code or prepend (disable) to make sense of it?
		#1="Default Private Address Mode is OFF (disable true)" or else 0="Default Private Address Mode is ON (disable false)",
		((globalSetting)) && meaning=" (true)" || meaning=" (false)"
	fi
	#the key name truly lacks clarity let's help it out and add some "meaning"
	echo "(disable)PrivateMACAddressModeSystemSetting: ${globalSetting:-NOT_SET}${meaning}"
fi

#if nothing specified
if [ -z "${SSIDS}" ]; then
	#get all known networks
	SSIDS=$(defaults export /Library/Preferences/com.apple.wifi.known-networks.plist - | xmllint --xpath "/plist/dict/key/text()" /dev/stdin 2>/dev/null | sed "s/^wifi\.network\.ssid\.//g")
fi

if [ -n "${SSIDS}" ]; then
	echo ""
	#go through one or more SSIDs
	IFS="${SSID_delimiters}"
	for SSID in $SSIDS; do
		#extra line above if more than one go around
		((i)) && echo
		echo "SSID: ${SSID}"
		echo "MODE: $(getModeForSSID "${SSID}")"
		let i++
	done
fi