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Mission Briefing
OverTheWire Bandit: Level 0 → 1
September 2025
#OverTheWire#Bandit#Linux#SSH
SME Classified
Log in to the Bandit wargame over SSH for the first time and read the password for the next level from the readme file.
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Lab Walkthrough
01
SSH to bandit0
Username: bandit0 Password: bandit0 Host: bandit.labs.overthewire.org Port: 2220
Terminal Input / Command
ssh bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 222002
Cat the readme file
List the files in bandit0's home directory, then print the readme. It holds the password for bandit1.
Terminal Input / Command
ls
cat readme03
Bonus: copy remote files to Kali
You can copy the remote (Bandit) files to your own system (Kali). Open a new terminal in Kali and copy bandit0's readme file to your Desktop. When asked for a password, give bandit0's password. Then go to the Desktop and cat the file.
Terminal Input / Command
scp -P 2220 bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org:~/readme ~/Desktop/
cd ~/Desktop/
cat readme