Password Cipher — Decrypt Huawei

| Tool | Purpose | Works on | Download | |------|---------|----------|----------| | huawei_cipher_tool.py | Decrypt %^%# ciphers | V200R005-R019 | GitHub | | HuaCipher (Windows GUI) | XOR + AES decryption | Pre-2015 devices | SourceForge | | hashcat | Crack $1$/$5$ hashes | All | hashcat.net | | RouterOS built-in | Direct decryption | All Huawei devices | On-device CLI | | VRP Tools Suite | Extract keys from firmware | Advanced users | Research-only |

Old gear (v200R003 and earlier): Some older Huawei routers had a hardcoded backdoor user (root, R&D). This has been patched for almost a decade. Do not rely on this. decrypt huawei password cipher

We use a tool to compare this hash against a dictionary of known passwords. | Tool | Purpose | Works on |

Using Hashcat:

# Create a file named hash.txt containing the cipher string
# Use a wordlist (e.g., rockyou.txt)
hashcat -m 500 hash.txt rockyou.txt

Using John the Ripper:

# Save the hash to huawei.hash
john --format=md5crypt huawei.hash --wordlist=rockyou.txt