Snow Crash: An Introduction to Cybersecurity 🛡️💻

Snow Crash is a project designed to provide a hands-on introduction to cybersecurity. Through a series of challenges, participants explore techniques used to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, gaining critical insights into secure software development. 🚀

Key Features

• Challenge-Based Learning 🎯: Solve levels requiring logic, creativity, and technical skills. 🧠
• Topics Covered 📚: Command injection, privilege escalation, and secure file handling. 🔒
• Environment 🖥️: Virtual machine setup with SSH-based access for each level. 🔑

Structure 🗂️

The repository is organized with separate folders for each challenge, including resources and explanations of solutions. 📝
The project emphasizes understanding over brute force, requiring clear justification of each approach during evaluations. ✅

Let's get started 🚦🏁

To complete this project, you will need to set up a virtual machine (VM) using VirtualBox and an ISO file.

Prerequisites ⚙️

• VirtualBox installed on your system.
• ISO file provided with this project.

Steps to Set Up the VM 🛠️

1. Create a New Virtual Machine:

   • Open VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine.
   • Select Linux as the type and 64-bit or 32-bit as the version.
   • Allocate sufficient memory and create a virtual hard disk as prompted.

2. Attach the ISO File:

   • Go to the Settings of the VM.
   • Navigate to Storage and attach the ISO file as a virtual optical disk.

3. Configure Network Connection 🌐:

   • Go to the Settings of the VM.
   • Navigate to Network (in Basic mode).
   • Switch the NAT Network to Bridged Adapter.

4. Start the VM 🚀:

   • Start the VM with the ISO attached.
   • If your configuration is correct, the VM will boot, and you will see a simple prompt displaying an IP address.

   

Connecting to the VM via SSH 🔐

1. Connect to the VM using SSH (port 4242):

   ssh level00@<IP_ADDRESS> -p 4242

   Replace <IP_ADDRESS> with the IP address shown on the VM prompt.

2. Enter password:

   level00@<IP_ADDRESS>'s password:
   

   Enter password regarding to the level you want to connect. In this case the password is level00.

   Output:

   level00@SnowCrash:~$

   Congratulations, you successfully connect to the SnowCrash's first level ✨