Goal
The password for the next level is stored in data.txt, which contains base64-encoded data.
Hints
- Base64 often ends with
=padding characters. - The
base64CLI can both encode and decode. - If you’re unsure what you’re looking at, run
file data.txtfirst.
Solution (click to reveal)
- SSH in:
ssh bandit11@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220
- Decode the file:
base64 -d data.txt
That output is the password for Level 12.
Notes
- Some systems use
base64 --decodeinstead of-d.