Extractor | Mikrotik Backup

A Spanish-language Python tool focused on automation. It connects to a MikroTik device, generates a .backup and .rsc file, downloads them locally, and then deletes them from the router to conserve storage.

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Created using the /export command. This is a plain-text script containing standard RouterOS CLI commands. It can be opened in any text editor (like Notepad++) and is ideal for migrating configurations to different router models. mikrotik backup extractor

A foundational tool created by "BigNerd95" (and later forked by others) that can process .backup files from RouterOS v6.13 and above. It's one of the few public projects to have cracked the encryption format for older versions, primarily built using Python. A Spanish-language Python tool focused on automation

Store .backup files in encrypted offline storage or secure, access-controlled configuration management repositories. Never leave them in public cloud storage or unsecured local directories. This is a plain-text script containing standard RouterOS

Download and run it inside a free hypervisor like VirtualBox or VMware.

./ROSbackup.py bruteforce -i encrypted.backup -w wordlist.txt