Bandit Level 11 -> Level 12

• Platform: OverTheWire
• Wargame: Bandit
• Date: 2025-12-13 12:52

Overview

Bandit Level 11: The password for Level 12 is stored in a file named data.txt that is encoded in a ROT13 (Rotate13).

One will need to decode the file data.txt.

Connection:

Host: bandit.labs.overthewire.org
Port: 2220
User: bandit11
Password: (use the password from Level 10's data.txt file)

Steps

1. SSH into the server as bandit11

(enter the password you found in Level 10 when prompted)

2. Translate the file

The password is (password for bandit12)

Summary

• The password is stored in a file named data.txt in the home directory of bandit11.
• Use cat to print the contents of the file data.txt.
• Use tr (translate) to replace characters from one set with another set.
• Use | (pipe) to chain commands together.