The password for the next level is stored somewhere on the server and has all of the following properties:

  • owned by user bandit7
  • owned by group bandit6
  • 33 bytes in size

Here are the details which we have from the previous level:

  • Host: bandit.labs.overthewire.org
  • Port: 2220
  • Username: bandit6
  • Password: HWasnPhtq9AVKe0dmk45nxy20cvUa6EG

So, The SSH syntax will be:

sshpass -p HWasnPhtq9AVKe0dmk45nxy20cvUa6EG ssh [email protected] -p 2220

To find the password file for the next level, which has the following properties: owned by user bandit7, owned by group bandit6, and 33 bytes in size, we can use the find command with specific criteria:

find / -user bandit7 -group bandit6 -size 33c 2>/dev/null
  • find /: Means to look files in root (/) directory recursively.
  • -user bandit7: Filters files owned by user bandit7.
  • -group bandit6: Filters files owned by group bandit6.
  • -size 33c: Filters for files exactly 33 bytes in size.
  • 2>/dev/null: Redirects any error messages (such as permission denied) to /dev/null, for clear output.