SOFTWARE.md

Recommended Software

To complete the challenges, you may require the following software.

Completing the CTF is entirely possible on any OS, but I recommend Linux (obvious reasons).

• An SSH client:
  • Ubuntu: apt install openssh-client
  • Fedora: dnf install openssh-client
  • Windows:
    • PuTTY: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
    • MobaXTerm: https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download.html
• NetCat & Nmap
  • Ubuntu: apt install ncat nmap
  • Fedora: dnf install nmap-ncat-2 nmap
  • Windows: https://nmap.org/download.html
• WireShark:
  • Ubuntu: add-apt-repository ppa:wireshark-dev/stable && apt-get update && apt-get install wireshark
  • Fedora: dnf install wireshark-qt && usermod -a -G wireshark $USER
  • Windows: https://www.wireshark.org/download.html
  • Lab PC: Go to windows link above and download PortableApps version
• Python 3.8+: https://www.python.org/downloads/
• 7-zip (or similar): https://7-zip.org/download.html
• git (2.36.0+ recommended):
  • Ubuntu: add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa && apt-get update && apt-get install git
  • Fedora: dnf install git
  • Windows: https://git-scm.com/
• Strings:
  • Ubuntu: apt install binutils
  • Fedora: dnf install binutils
  • Windows: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/downloads/strings