Nov 16 01:35:12 ubuntu sshd[4201]: Accepted password for developer from 192.168.1.15 port 52432 ssh2
The log file is a central artifact in the "Forensic" challenge from the 2022 CAICC (Cyber Assessment and Training Center) competition. log_2022-11-16T013005.log
# 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 Nov 16 01:35:12 ubuntu sshd[4201]: Accepted password for
: Identify the attacker's source IP, the targeted username, and the successful password. Analysis Steps 1. Initial Inspection Analysis Steps 1
Since the log file itself often doesn't contain the password string in the "Accepted" line, the challenge requires you to look at the last "Failed password" attempt immediately preceding the "Accepted" entry, or the challenge description implies the password is the final one in the attacker's wordlist visible in the log sequence.
: Found by identifying the final password attempted before the "Accepted" status log.