Overthewire.org Bandit Level 3 -> 4

A walkthrough for Overthewire.org Bandit Level 3 -> 4

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Level Goal

The password for the next level is stored in a hidden file in the inhere directory.

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Walkthrough

Login to the server using the password obtained from the previous level Bandit level 2 -> 3.

username: bandit3

ssh [e-mail] -p 2220

Change directory into inhere, running ls command will show no files.

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.

bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ ls -a
.  ..  .hidden
bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ cat ./.hidden
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