Overthewire Bandit Level 0 -> 1
Solution for the Overthewire.org Bandit level 0 -> 1
Level Goal
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.
Walkthrough
Login to the server using the provided username and password.
username: bandit0
password: bandit0
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ssh bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220
Enter the password when prompted to login to the level.
The Level Goal states the password for the next level in the file readme.
Reading the contents of readme to get the password.
There are multiple ways to read the contents of a file less and cat are two ways.
less will display the contents of the file in a paginated style which is good for viewing large files.
cat on the other hand will display all the contents of the file to the screen without using pagination.
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bandit0@bandit:~$ ls
readme
bandit0@bandit:~$ cat readme
boJ9jb##########################