OverTheWire-Bandit (Level 0 -> Level 1) - Walkthrough

Objective : 

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.

Procedure : 

(a) After completing level 0 we will first check which directory we are in ? The reason behind checking is to know whether we are in home directory or not.

Checking For Home Directory

 pwd - Is used to know the current directory where we are in

/home/bandit0 - Home directory for the user bandit0

(b) Now we will look out for a file readme as mentioned in the objective by listing the files present in the home directory.

Displaying List Of Files Present In Current Directory

ls - Is used to display list of files in current directory.

(c) After finding the readme file, we want to read the contents of the file.

Reading Of File Contents

cat - Is used to read the contents of the file.

Solution : boJ9jbbUNNfktd78OOpsqOltutMc3MY1

(d) Now we will use this password to login to next level.

Login To Next Level With Help Of Solution As Password

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

bandit1 - Is the username

boJ9jbbUNNfktd78OOpsqOltutMc3MY1 - Is the password

Now we are logged in to the next level with user bandit1.