OverTheWire: Bandit Level 0

David Varghese

Mar 1, 2021·2 min read

https://overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/bandit0.html

Level Goal

The goal of this level is for you to log into the game using SSH. The host to which you need to connect is bandit.labs.overthewire.org, on port 2220. The username is bandit0 and the password is bandit0. Once logged in, go to the Level 1 page to find out how to beat Level 1

Commands you may need to solve this level

ssh

> whatis ssh 
ssh (1) — OpenSSH remote login client

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Known Information

Username : bandit0
Hostname : bandit.labs.overthewire.org
Port : 2220
Password : bandit0

Solution

Open Terminal (On Windows use PowerShell)

To login into Level 0 we have to make use of SSH command.

To start a SSH session type the command :
ssh <username>@<hostname> -p <port> and press Enter

Note : If asked to accept any fingerprint type “yes” and press Enter

When asked for password enter bandit0 and press Enter

> ssh bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220 
This is a OverTheWire game server. More information on http://www.overthewire.org/wargamesbandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org’s password: bandit0

If login was successful you will see an banner that looks as follows :

To quit the SSH session type exit or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + D

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