Challenge list
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Symlink Maze. Navigating a Branching Path
Several directories are connected in a tangled web of symbolic links. Without being misled by decoy hint files, follow…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Script Debug. Fixing a Broken Bash Script
This script has several intentional bugs (typos, syntax mistakes) and fails to run to completion. Use bash's debugging…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Network Basics. Connecting to a Listening Port
A background service on this system is listening on a specific port. Identify the port with ss/netstat and connect to…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Backup Finder. Spotting the Real Temp File
The project directory contains several decoy backup/temp files ending in .bak, .tmp, or ~. The real flag is hidden…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Pipeline. Narrowing Down Logs with grep and awk
The access log contains many entries. One IP address generated a burst of 404s, and stitching together the paths of…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Package Info. Inspecting Installed Package Details
A custom-built deb package is installed on this system. Use dpkg or apt to inspect the package's details and find…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Process Hunting. Tracking Down a Running Process
Among several background processes, one has the flag embedded in its command-line arguments. List them with ps and…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-User Investigation. Filtering the Target User with awk
Several users are registered on this system. Parse /etc/passwd with awk to find the one matching a specific condition,…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Log Rotation. Searching Compressed Historical Logs
Some older log files have been gzip-compressed by log rotation. Use a command that searches inside compressed files…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Log Explorer. Digging the Flag Out of Multiple Logs
Multiple application and system log files are provided. The flag is embedded in a single DEBUG-level line — narrow it…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Environment Secrets. Finding the Variable Named FLAG
Several environment variables, including some dummy credentials, are set on this system. List them with env and find…
General SkillsLevel 2★★☆☆☆OSINT Basics - Metadata Analysis
Files recovered from a departed employee's shared drive (photos `IMG_*.jpg` and Office documents) are in…
Digital ForensicsLevel 2★★☆☆☆Hidden PDF Streams
The PDF file contains compressed object streams. An internal note that is not shown on the page is hidden inside them.…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Practice - Bulk Base64 Stream Decoding
Every line of data.txt (about 150 lines, created at every start) is Base64. Decode line by line; when the result…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Practice - Conditional CSV Sales Filtering
data.txt, created at every start, is a sales CSV (transaction_id,date,product_id,amount,status,ref,notes). Several…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Practice - Compound JSON User Query
Examine the JSON data.txt ({"users": [...]}) created at every start. Each user has id, name, email, role, active and…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Practice - Target-IP Access Log Tracing
data.txt (about 1,300 lines, created at every start) is a web server access log. Extract only the requests from…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Automation - Bulk Base64 Decoding
Every line of data.txt (about 150 lines, created at every start) is Base64. Decode line by line; when the result…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Automation - CSV Sales Filtering
data.txt, created at every start, is a sales CSV (transaction_id,date,product_id,amount,status,ref,notes). Several…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Automation - JSON User Query
Examine the JSON data.txt ({"users": [...]}) created at every start. Each user has id, name, email, role, active and…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Automation - Access Log Parsing
data.txt (about 1,300 lines, created at every start) is a web server access log. Extract only the requests from…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Automation - Password Hash Cracking
Examine data.txt (a list of SHA-256 digests) and wordlist.txt (800 four-character lowercase alphanumeric tokens), both…
CryptographyLevel 2★★☆☆☆RC4 Stream Cipher Weakness
RC4 was once widely used but is now deprecated. This introductory task focuses on recognizing the provided data…
CryptographyLevel 2★★☆☆☆Vigenere Cipher Decryption
Decrypt a Vigenere cipher when the key length is known and retrieve the flag. Ciphertext:…