hikvision-recover 1.0

Command-line tool for generating recovery codes for Hikvision IP Cameras

Normally, to reset a hikvision camera you contact their support department to generate a recovery code. However, the method they use to do this has been cracked. This source code will generate the proper recovery code when provided the camera's serial number and current time reported by the camera.


# hikvision-recover

Command-line tool for generating recovery codes for Hikvision IP Cameras


## Installation

You can install via pip

```bash
pip install hikvision-recover
```

## Usage

After installing via pip, the command line entry point `hikvision-recover` is available. The syntax for the command is

```bash
hikvision-recover serial year month day
```

e.g.
```bash
hikvision-recover DS-ABC1234567-HIJKLMNOPQRS10987654321 2017 01 25
```

positional arguments:

* serial: Camera Serial Number
* year: 4 digit year of current camera time
* month: 2 digit month of current camera time
* day: 2 digit day of current camera time

optional arguments:
-h, --help show help message and exit

### via script

You can also use this package directly in a script instead of via the command line.

```python
from hikvision_recover.recover import get_code

serial = "DS-ABC1234567-HIJKLMNOPQRS10987654321"
year = "2017"
month = "01"
day = "25"
revoery_code = get_code(serial, year, month, day)
print(revoery_code)

```