Cisco Type 7 Password Decrypter & Encoder
Reverse Cisco IOS Type 7 password obfuscation.
About this tool
Cisco IOS 'Type 7' passwords look encrypted but are only obfuscated with a published XOR key — they are trivially reversible, which is why Cisco itself warns against relying on them. This tool decodes a Type 7 string back to plaintext and can produce Type 7 strings for testing.
If you find a Type 7 password in a router config, treat it as plaintext. For real protection, Cisco devices should use Type 8 (PBKDF2) or Type 9 (scrypt) instead. Everything is computed in your browser.
Like everything on encrypt.tools, this runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is transmitted or stored.
Frequently asked questions about Cisco Type 7
Is Cisco Type 7 encryption secure?+
No. Type 7 is a reversible XOR obfuscation using a well-known key, not encryption. Anyone with the Type 7 string can recover the password instantly, as this tool demonstrates. Cisco recommends Type 8 or Type 9 instead.
Can you decrypt Cisco Type 5 or Type 8/9?+
No — those are proper one-way hashes (MD5-crypt, PBKDF2, and scrypt respectively) and cannot be reversed, only cracked by guessing. This tool handles only the reversible Type 7 format.
Where do Type 7 passwords appear?+
In Cisco IOS running-config output, following commands like 'service password-encryption'. They protect against shoulder-surfing a config, nothing more.
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