Once unpacked, you can perform tasks like "resetting a password" by replacing the user.dat file with one from a fresh, default router configuration.
./ROSbackup.py encrypt -i Modified.backup -o Final.backup -p new_password Restoring the Repacked File To apply your modified settings: open mikrotik backup file repack
The most popular tool for this is the open-source RouterOS-Backup-Tools . Once unpacked, you can perform tasks like "resetting
After making changes, you must rebuild the .backup file for the router to accept it. open mikrotik backup file repack
Use specialized extractors like ./extract_user.py to view existing user data from the unpacked files. 3. Repack and Encrypt
Since RouterOS v6.43, backups are encrypted by default if a password is set. They use AES128-CTR with HMAC-SHA256 for integrity. How to Unpack and Repack MikroTik Backup Files