Log_2022-11-16t013005.log 〈Exclusive〉

Near the end of the log (at approximately Nov 16 01:35:12 ), the following entry appears:

# Count failed attempts by IP grep "Failed password" log_2022-11-16T013005.log | awk 'print $(NF-3)' | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard log_2022-11-16T013005.log

To find the flag (the password), search for the transition from "Failed password" to "Accepted password" for that specific user and IP. grep "Accepted password" log_2022-11-16T013005.log Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard Near the end of the log (at approximately

The file is a standard Unix/Linux auth.log or secure log snippet. To begin, you would typically use grep or sort to identify patterns of failed login attempts. log_2022-11-16T013005.log