unzip vrp_decryptor_v1.2.zip -d huawei_decryptor cd huawei_decryptor

java -jar hedex.jar Step 1: Download HuaweiDecrypt_Setup.exe (approx 2.1 MB). Step 2: Right-click → Run as Administrator (if installing to Program Files). Step 3: Follow wizard – default installation path: C:\Program Files\Huawei\DecryptTool\ Step 4: Check “Create desktop shortcut”. Part 5: How to Use – Decrypting Huawei Configuration Passwords Assume you have a line from a Huawei config:

pip install pycryptodome Run directly:

Encrypt Admin@2025 for a Huawei SNMP community.

python vrp_decryptor.py Step 1: Ensure Java JRE 11+ is installed ( java -version ). Step 2: Download hedex.jar from SourceForge. Step 3: Double-click or run:

Introduction In the world of enterprise networking, Huawei devices (routers, switches, firewalls) are ubiquitous. When you back up a Huawei device configuration (often via display current-configuration ), you will frequently encounter encrypted passwords. Strings like %$%$K8mN...%$%$ or @%@ sequences are not random gibberish; they are Huawei’s proprietary encryption for sensitive data.

grep -oP 'cipher \K[%$%@].*?[%$%@]' config.txt | while read line; do python vrp_decryptor.py -c "$line"; done Often you need to generate an encrypted password to inject into a script or configuration template.

user-interface vty 0 4 set authentication password cipher %$%$zK8fQ3pL...%$%$ python vrp_decryptor.py -c "%$%$zK8fQ3pL...%$%$" Output: