Siemens explicitly forbids reverse engineering their proprietary communication protocols (S7-Comm). Using third-party cracking tools violates your software license for Step 7 or TIA Portal. If you call Siemens support with a bricked CPU after using a crack tool, they will refuse service.
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Unverified password-cracking tools downloaded from forums can corrupt the MMC card. If the tool writes the wrong byte to the card's file system, the CPU will go into STOP mode and display an "SF" (System Fault) red light. Recovery may require a new MMC card and reprogramming from scratch—which you cannot do because you are locked out.
To avoid the need for password recovery tools, implementing best practices for password management is crucial: