Bandit
Level 9
The password for the next level is stored in the file data.txt in one of the few human-readable strings, preceded by several ‘=’ characters.
Solution
Inspecting the file using file command reveals that it is a binary file.
We make use of strings command to extract strings from a binary file and grep for password.
Final Command:
$ strings data.txt | grep =
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Takeaway
- Use strings command to read strings in a binary.