Bandit Level 0 Walkthrough

Connecting to Bandit Server

To connect to the Bandit server, use the following command:

ssh bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

The password for bandit0 is:

bandit0

Accessing the Password for Level 1

Once you are logged in, use the cat command to view the contents of the readme file:

cat readme

The password for the next level is mentioned in the readme file.

Bandit Level 1 Walkthrough

Connecting to Bandit Level 1

To connect to Bandit Level 1, use the following command:

ssh bandit1@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Use the password obtained from Level 0 to log in.

Accessing the Hidden File

1. List the files in the directory:

   ls

2. To view the contents of the hidden file named -, use the following command:

   cat ./-

Bandit Level 2 Walkthrough

Connecting to Bandit Level 2

To connect to Bandit Level 2, use the following command:

ssh bandit2@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Use the password obtained from Level 1 to log in.

Accessing the File with Spaces in Its Name

1. List the files in the directory:

   ls

2. To view the contents of the file named spaces in this filename, use the following command:

   cat spaces\ in\ this\ filename

3. The password for the next level is contained within this file.

Bandit Level 3 Walkthrough

Connecting to Bandit Level 3

To connect to Bandit Level 3, use the following command:

ssh bandit3@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Use the password obtained from Level 2 to log in.

Accessing the Hidden File

1. List all files, including hidden ones, in the directory:

   ls -a

2. To view the contents of the hidden file named ...Hiden-From-You, use the following command:

   cat "...Hiden-From-You"

3. The password for the next level is contained within this file.

Connecting to Bandit Level 4

To connect to Bandit Level 4, use the following command:

ssh bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Use the password obtained from Level 3 to log in.

Finding and Accessing the File

1. Use the find command to locate files and their types:

   find -type f -exec file {} +

2. To view the contents of the file named -file07, use the following command:

   cat ./-file07

3. The password for the next level is contained within this file.

Bandit Level 5 Walkthrough

Connecting to Bandit Level 5

1. Use the following command to connect to Bandit Level 5:

   ssh bandit5@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

   Enter the password obtained from the previous level.

Finding the Target File

1. Navigate to the inhere directory and list its contents:

   cd inhere && ls -l

2. Use the find command to locate a file of size 1033 bytes:

   find -type f -size 1033c -exec file {} +

3. Navigate to the maybehere07 directory:

   cd maybehere07

4. List the contents of the directory:

   ls -l

5. To read the contents of the file named .file2, use the following command:

   cat .file2

The password for the next level is contained within this file.

Bandit Level 6 Walkthrough

Connecting to Bandit Level 6

1. Use the following command to connect to Bandit Level 6:

   ssh bandit6@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

   Enter the password obtained from the previous level.

Finding the Target File

1. List all files, including hidden ones, in the directory:

   ls -a

2. Use the find command to locate files and their types:

   find -type f -exec file {} +

3. Use the following find command to search for a file owned by user bandit7, group bandit6, and size 33 bytes:

   find / -user bandit7 -group bandit6 -size 33c 2>/dev/null/

4. Read the contents of the identified file. For example:

   cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/bandit07.password

The password for the next level is contained within this file.

Connecting to Bandit Level 7

1. Use the following command to connect to Bandit Level 7:

   ssh bandit7@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

   Enter the password obtained from the previous level.

Finding the Target File

Open the data.txt file using nano:

nano data.txt

Search for the word "millinium" within the file:

1. Press Ctrl + W (or Command + W on Mac).
2. Type millinium and press Enter.
3. The password is located next to the word "millinium." Make a note of it for the next level.

Connecting to Bandit Level 8

1. Use the following command to connect to Bandit Level 8:

   ssh bandit8@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

   Enter the password obtained from the previous level.

Finding the Target File

Open the data.txt file using nano to see its contents:

nano data.txt

After reviewing the file's contents, exit the nano editor by pressing Ctrl + X (or Command + X on Mac) and following the prompts.

Use the sort and uniq commands to identify the unique line in the file:

sort data.txt | uniq -u

The unique line contains the password for the next level.