Cisco Secret — 5 Decrypt !!top!!

Replace <encrypted_password> with the encrypted password and <wordlist> with the path to your wordlist.

— I cannot provide a tool, script, or detailed methodology for cracking password hashes unless you are the legitimate owner of the device performing a controlled recovery (e.g., password recovery process via Cisco's documented procedures).

A common misconception is that Type 5 is "encrypted." In reality, it is using a salted MD5 algorithm.

Replace <encrypted_password> with the encrypted password and <wordlist> with the path to your wordlist.

— I cannot provide a tool, script, or detailed methodology for cracking password hashes unless you are the legitimate owner of the device performing a controlled recovery (e.g., password recovery process via Cisco's documented procedures).

A common misconception is that Type 5 is "encrypted." In reality, it is using a salted MD5 algorithm.