Level 3 - Level 4

Challenge Information Platform: OverTheWire (Bandit) Difficulty: Easy Category: Linux Overview The password for the next level is stored in a hidden file in the inhere directory. Solution SSH into machine on port 2220 with password from previous level. ssh -p 2220 bandit3@bandit.labs.overthewire.org Use ls -a to show all files even hidden ones. Then cat it. Lessons Learned Using ls -a Tools Used ssh cat ls

February 10, 2026 · 1 min · 65 words · Ryan Jin

Level 2 - Level 3

Challenge Information Platform: OverTheWire (Bandit) Difficulty: Easy Category: Linux Overview The password for the next level is stored in a file called --spaces in this filename-- located in the home directory Solution SSH into machine on port 2220 with password from previous level. ssh -p 2220 bandit2@bandit.labs.overthewire.org Use cat command. Since filename contains spaces we need to escape them using \ cat ./--spaces\ in\ this\ filename-- Lessons Learned Using cat on filename with spaces. Tools Used ssh cat

February 9, 2026 · 1 min · 78 words · Ryan Jin

Level 1 - Level 2

Challenge Information Platform: OverTheWire (Bandit) Difficulty: Easy Category: Linux Overview The password for the next level is stored in a file called - located in the home directory Solution SSH into machine on port 2220 with password from previous level. ssh -p 2220 bandit1@bandit.labs.overthewire.org Use cat command on file -. Since - is reserved we need to use ./- to get the password. cat ./- Lessons Learned Using cat on weird file name. Tools Used ssh cat

February 9, 2026 · 1 min · 77 words · Ryan Jin

Level 0 - Level 1

Challenge Information Platform: OverTheWire (Bandit) Difficulty: Easy Category: Linux Overview The password for the next level is stored in a file called readme located in the home directory. Use this password to log into bandit1 using SSH. Whenever you find a password for a level, use SSH (on port 2220) to log into that level and continue the game. Solution SSH into machine on port 2220 with password bandit0. ssh -p 2220 bandit0@bandit.labs.overthewire.org Use cat command on readme to get the password. ...

February 9, 2026 · 1 min · 94 words · Ryan Jin