---
name: "cisco7crack"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cisco7crack"
version: "0.0~git20121221.f1c21dd-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cisco7crack"
---

# cisco7crack(1)

Crypt and decrypt the cisco type 7 passwords

## NAME

**cisco7crack** - Crypt and decrypt the cisco type 7 passwords

## SYNOPSIS

```
cisco7crack [OPTIONS] [ARGS] ...
```

## DESCRIPTION

**Enjoy cracking the Cisco IOS pesky passwords.** **For bugs and suggestions, please contact me by e-mail.**

## OPTIONS

- **-c**

  **crypt \<plaintext\>**

- **-a**

  **display all the ways to crypt \<plaintext\>**

- **-#\<n\>**

  **display the n-th way to crypt \<plaintext\>**

- **-d**

  **decrypt \<ciphertext\> (default option)**

- **-q**

  **cause cisco7crack to be really quiet**

- **-h**

  **display this brief usage summary**

## COMMANDS

**cisco7crack \[-q\] -c \[-{a\|#\<0..15\>}\] \<plaintext\>**

**cisco7crack \[-q\] \[-d\] \<ciphertext\>**

**cisco7crack \[-h\]**

## EXAMPLES

**cisco7crack -c#3 '@l1c3&b0b'**

**cisco7crack -c#3 -q n0v3rb0s3**

**cisco7crack 082F1C5A1A490D43000F5E033F78373B**

**a=\`cisco7crack -cq b@shscr1pt\` # (bash shell)**

**\[ $? -eq 0 \] && echo "crypt: $a" \|\| echo "error!"**

## REPORTING BUGS

**To report a bug please visit rows' issue tracking system at** **https://github.com/madrisan/cisco7crack/issues.**

## AUTHOR

**Written by Davide Madrisan \<davide.madrisan@google.com\>**

**This manual page was written by Guilherme de Paula Xavier Segundo** **\<guilherme.lnx@gmail.com\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).**

## COPYRIGHT

**Copyright © 2002 Davide Madrisan.** **License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>.** **This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO** **WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.**