Overthewire Bandit Level 3 -> 4
Solution for the Overthewire.org Bandit level 3 -> 4
Level Goal
The password for the next level is stored in a hidden file in the inhere directory.
Walkthrough
Login to the server using the password obtained from the previous level Bandit level 2 -> 3.
username: bandit3
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ssh bandit3@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220
Change directory into inhere, running ls command will show no files.
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bandit3@bandit:~$ ls
inhere
bandit3@bandit:~$ cd inhere/
bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ ls
Running ls -a will let us see all files including hidden files.
-a for all files (do not ignore entries starting with .)
We can then see a file named .hidden.
The you can print to screen using cat command.
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bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ ls -a
. .. .hidden
bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ cat ./.hidden
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