Getting Started
Welcome to CSAW 365, let's get you ready to start solving challenges.
First if you haven't already you should create an account on CSAW 365.
Next, in order to connect to our server based challenges you will need to setup a VPN client:
We're big fans of SparkLabs Viscosity but the following instructions are for OpenVPN because Viscosity isn't free.
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Download the OpenVPN Installer for Windows
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Install the OpenVPN client. You can leave all of the settings in the installer default.
- Right click the OpenVPN icon in the taskbar and go into Settings.
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Under "Advanced" change the "Extension" for "Configuration Files" to "conf"
- Download your VPN configuration files.
- Now you will need to copy over the vpn keys into the OpenVPN configuration folder.
- Press Windows + R on your keyboard to bring up the `Run` dialog
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Enter in
%USERPROFILE%\OpenVPN\config
and hit "Okay"
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Drag the CSAW 365 VPN key files into the
%USERPROFILE%\OpenVPN\config
folder.
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Go into the taskbar, right click the OpenVPN icon and click on "Connect"
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You should get a message indicating that you're connected!
We're big fans of SparkLabs Viscosity but the following instructions are for TunnelBlick because Viscosity isn't free. However, most of the instructions are the same.
- Download your VPN configuration files.
- Unzip the VPN configuration files
- Download and install TunnelBlick
- On TunnelBlick's welcome message select "I have configuration files"
- Select "Only Me" if asked to install the configuration for all users
- The configuration should now be successfully installed.
- Try to connect to the "csaw365" VPN from the menu bar.
- If asked about a "down-root" plugin, select "Always use this plugin"
- Run
sudo apt-get install openvpn
or similar in your Terminal so that you install the openvpn client. - Download your VPN configuration files.
- Unzip the VPN configuration files
- Run
openvpn csaw365.conf
- You're done!
Next it will be much easier to solve problems if you setup software to run Virtual Machines: