Hack This Site: Basic Mission 2
Basic Level 2: Where is the Password?
Network Security Sam set up a password protection script. He made it load the real password from an unencrypted text file and compare it to the password the user enters. However, he neglected to upload the password file…
A password protection script compares the password the user enters to the password from an unencrypted text file. But, the password file has not been uploaded. No password file, means no password.
Might sound funny, but sometimes it happens. The file isn’t available. Which means there is no password to compare to. The password could be <null>.
What You Learnt
This was kind of a rough try. Thanks to the hint given, you found what the password was. But you might not have this hint always. So if you have unlimited attempts, then try out the null password test. You might just be lucky!
