What does the “Set Master Password” function in Winbox do?
I was unable to find any reference to its’ function searching the forum, and the documentation for Winbox does not contain any information (http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Winbox), nor does the changelog (http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Winbox_changelog) contain any references.
c’mon Mikrotik. Document your stuff!
It encrypts the winbox config file, so all your saved passwords aren’t in plain text.
Thanks, though that’s a fairly incomplete description.
What is the behavior after encrypting? Does it have to be entered every time winbox is opened?
Yes, that’s the idea behind master password - no password, no access to data. Which is great when attacker does not know it, but not so great when you need to type it over and over.
How can I find my master account for the Vienna Box password? I changed the password for Master, and now I do not remember how to get back
You can’t. That is the whole point of the password 
Hi!
Man who set all details dont remember the admin password. (or he dont want to give)
I can enter because of “keep password” click. (I can connect as admin… but don`t know the password)
admin and password has been saved before. I am worrying every time when I enter to that place
For any-cake I made a super-password .
I did backup
I create another “admin user”
For reference attached what I see in winbox, before connecting
I want to get / or change admin password (In the future - don`t want to loose everything )
What are the procedures in my-case. I am a new user and I want to learn step by step how to get my admin password without loosing my datas.
Sorry for my bad-english explaining
Thanks in advance
