OverTheWire Bandit 0 → Level 1

Welcome to the OverTheWire Bandit series! In this walkthrough, we’ll guide you through solving Level 0 and progressing to Level 1. Let’s dive in! OverTheWire - Bandit

Level Goal

The goal of Bandit Level 0 is to find the password for Level 1, which is stored in a file named readme located in the home directory.

Commands for This Level

• ls list directory contents
• cd change the working directory
• cat concatenate files and print on the standard output
• file determine file type
• find search for files in a directory hierarchy

Connecting to Bandit0

First, let’s connect to the Bandit Level 0 server using SSH. Open your terminal and run the following command:

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

You will be prompted to enter the password for Level 0, which is also bandit0.

Locating the Readme File

Once logged in, you’ll find yourself in the home directory (/home/bandit0). Let’s list the files in the directory using the ls command:

ls

You should see readme.

Reading the readme file

To view the contents of the readme file, use the cat command.

cat readme

This will display the password for Level 1 on the terminal.

SSH into Bandit1

Now you have the pw for Level 1, ssh into the next level.

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

Enter the password you obtained from the readme file when prompted.