OverTheWire: Bandit Level 0

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1 min readMar 15, 2019

http://overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/bandit1.html

Level Goal (Level 0)

The goal of this level is for you to log into the game using SSH. The host to which you need to connect is bandit.labs.overthewire.org, on port 2220. The username is bandit0 and the password is bandit0. Once logged in, go to the Level 1 page to find out how to beat Level 1.

Level Goal (Level 1)

The password for the next level is stored in a file called readme located in the home directory. Use this password to log into bandit1 using SSH. Whenever you find a password for a level, use SSH (on port 2220) to log into that level and continue the game.

Use ssh to login the server with the following information.

  • Username: bandit0
  • Password: bandit0
  • Host: bandit.labs.overthewire.org
  • Port: 2220
$ ssh bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220
This is a OverTheWire game server. More information on http://www.overthewire.org/wargames
bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org's password:
bandit0

Let’s find the password for the next level.

bandit0@bandit:~$ ls
readme
bandit0@bandit:~$ cat readme
boJ9jbbUNNfktd78OOpsqOltutMc3MY1

Got it!

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