OverTheWire Bandit Guide

Access

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

Password: bandit0

Info

Description: 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: ssh

Theory

To log into the game, the instructions say to use SSH. If we look at the Ubuntu manual pages provided in the task, we can see that logging in requires simply using the ssh command, followed by the username (bandit0) and the host (bandit.labs.overthewire.org). Then, using the -p option to specify port 2220, we get this command: ssh bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220

Solution

And the theory was right! When we input that command, first it asks for the password, which according to the instructions is bandit0, and from there, the server welcomes us and here is where the level 0 → 1 starts.

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Enjoy your stay!