Level 0 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.

Learning Objectives

SSH

SSH or Secure Shell is a network communication protocol that enables two computers to communicate. If you are running Windows 10/11 you can run the ssh command from the cmd(command line). If you are running UNIX operating system you will be able to run the ssh command from the terminal.

Key Parts

Username: bandit0
Remote address: bandit.labs.overthewire.org
Port: 2220
password: bandit0

Solution:

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

bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org's password: bandit0

Conclusion

This lesson was about getting you started with SSH and understanding the different parts of the command from the username, remote address and the flags. that way you are comfortable moving from one level to another level.

Links to the challenge

Bandit challenge: overthewire.org/wargames/bandit
Level 0: overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/bandit0.html
Level 0 -> 1: overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/bandit1.html

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