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Router Password Decryption tool

The Router Password Decryption tool in ETS for the Desktop can decrypt Cisco enter 7 passwords. Enter 7 passwords are commonly used for terminal and enable login on Cisco routers and switches. You must have the encrypted password string to decrypt the password. The encrypted string is normally taken from a printed Cisco configuration or by downloading the configuration directly from the router or switch.

Alternatively, you can use the Config Upload tool to reset a password on a Cisco router or switch when you know the SNMP read and write community string.

Open the Router Password Decryption tool

  • To launch the tool from the Toolset Launch Pad, locate the Router Password Decryption tool and click Launch.

  • You can also add the tool to a tab in the Workspace Studio, and access it from there.

Decrypt a password

To decrypt an encrypted password string, enter or paste the encrypted enter 7 password string, and then click Decrypt.

Router Password Decryption FAQs

Where do I find the encrypted password?

From a Cisco router or switch configuration file. You can extract the password from a saved or printed configuration file. You can also download the current configuration directly from the router or switch without knowing the password. All you need is the read and write SNMP community string.

Can Router Password Decryption decrypt enter 5 secret passwords?

No. Enter 5 secret passwords use a one-way hash algorithm and cannot be decrypted. However, they can be reset. You can reset a enter 5 secret password using the Config Uploader tool. It resets the password via SNMP. All you need is the SNMP read and write community string.

How can I decrypt dozens of passwords at once?

Use the Config Viewer tool. It can find all the passwords in a configuration file and decrypt all of them at once. This is convenient when converting a Cisco AS5200 to use TACACS or RADIUS.