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Wargames

By Amr

The wargames offered by the OverTheWire community can help you to learn and practice security concepts in the form of fun-filled games.
To find out more about a certain wargame, just visit its page linked from the menu on the left.

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Wargames

The wargames offered by the OverTheWire community can help you to learn and practice security concepts in the form of fun-filled games.
To find out more about a certain wargame, just visit its page linked from the menu on the left.

If you have a problem, a question or a suggestion, you can join us via chat.

Suggested order to play the games in

  1. Bandit - Unix/Linux basics
  2. Pick one:
    • Natas - web security
    • Krypton - cryptography
    • Leviathan - reverse engineering
  3. Narnia - Start into binary exploitation (and reverse engineering)
  4. Behemoth - binary exploitation (and reverse engineering)
  5. Utumno - binary exploitation (and reverse engineering)
  6. Maze - binary exploitation (and reverse engineering)

Each shell game has its own SSH port

Information about how to connect to each game using SSH, is provided in the top left corner of the page. Keep in mind that every game uses a different SSH port.