WiFi Logs

Overview

Evidence: Wifi Logs Description: Collect Wifi Logs Category: System Platform: aix Short Name: wifil Is Parsed: No Sent to Investigation Hub: Yes Collect File(s): Yes

Background

macOS WiFi logs contain wireless network connection events, authentication attempts, network transitions, and WiFi-related errors. These logs track all wireless network activity on the system.

Data Collected

This collector gathers structured data about wifi logs.

Collection Method

This collector gathers WiFi log files from /var/log/wifi*, which includes detailed wireless network connection logs, authentication events, and network diagnostics.

Forensic Value

WiFi logs help establish device location history through network connections, identify unauthorized network access attempts, track network-based attacks, and reconstruct user movement and connectivity patterns.