Why? Security. If a malicious actor steals your backup file, MikroTik wants to ensure they can't simply run a software tool to extract your PPPoE passwords, WiFi PSKs, or API keys.
To understand why extractors are necessary, one must distinguish between the two primary backup methods in RouterOS:
hashcat -m 13100 hash.txt -a 0 rockyou.txt
Why? Security. If a malicious actor steals your backup file, MikroTik wants to ensure they can't simply run a software tool to extract your PPPoE passwords, WiFi PSKs, or API keys.
To understand why extractors are necessary, one must distinguish between the two primary backup methods in RouterOS:
hashcat -m 13100 hash.txt -a 0 rockyou.txt