In the previous level, we used find to search within a specific directory. Now, in Bandit Level 6 to 7, we’re taking the training wheels off. The password file could be anywhere on the entire server, and we must once again use its properties to locate it.

This level introduces the challenge of running a search with broad scope, which often generates a lot of noise. We will learn how to filter out that noise to find exactly what we’re looking for.

So far in the Bandit wargame, we’ve found files based on their names or by looking in specific places. Level 5 to 6 takes a significant step up in complexity and introduces one of the most powerful file-searching utilities in Linux: the find command.

Instead of a name, we are given a set of properties—metadata—that describe the file containing the password. Our task is to translate these properties into a command that can sift through a maze of directories to find our target.