Level 7 → 8

Level Goal

The password for the next level is stored in the file data.txt next to the word millionth

Write-Up

1. List the content of the current directory:

ls

This confirms the presence of the data.txt file.

1. Display the content of data.txt:

cat data.txt

This file contains a large amount of text, making manual search impractical.

1. Search for the line containing 'millionth' in data.txt:

grep millionth data.txt

• grep: Command for searching text using patterns

• millionth: The pattern I'm searching for

• data.txt: The file we're searching in

The password retrieved: dfwvzFQi4mU0wfNbFOe9RoWskMLg7eEc

1. Access the next level:

ssh [email protected] -p 2220

Enter the password when prompted.

Lessons Learned

• Viewing file contents with cat helps understand the data structure

• grep is efficient for finding specific lines in large files

• The password isn't always hidden - sometimes it's just mixed with other data

-- Othmane