Using the Jump Box feature offers a secure and controlled environment for competition activities without the need to use your local machine. Follow these steps to access and utilize the Jump Box effectively.
Accessing the Jump Box
When you enter a competition that has Jump Box enabled, you will see a Start Jump Box button on top of the challenges page in the competition.
Click the Start Jump Box button to start the process of connecting to the Jump Box.
The connection process may take a few minutes, during which you'll see a loading indicator. Once the connection process is complete, the "Start Jump Box" button will change into a "Connect to Jump Box" button. To establish a connection to the Jump Box, click the "Connect to Jump Box" button [1].
After clicking the "Connect to Jump Box" button, you'll be granted access to the Jump Box's virtual machine (VM) in another browser tab.
Once you have started the Jump Box, you can click "Restart Jump Box" button [2] (if you require) to restart your Jump Box access if you encounter any difficulties.
Accessing the Jump Box’s virtual machine
You can now interact with the Jump Box VM as needed to participate in the competition.
The Jump Box, based on Kali Linux, is a cybersecurity-focused Linux distribution equipped with an array of hacking and security analysis tools.
The credentials to join the VM are:
User Name: Kali
Password: Kali
Use the provided tools and resources within the Jump Box environment to tackle the challenges and tasks.
You can use CTRL+ALT+SHIFT to open copy paste menu. You can see this information on the Jump Box virtual machine’s wallpaper as well.
Connecting to the VPN from Jump Box
After you connect to the Jump Box, to establish a VPN connection through the Jump Box, follow these steps:
Manually:
Download the VPN Configuration File:
Click the "Copy configuration link" button on the platform
In the VDI console press CTRL-SHIFT-ALT to open the copy-paste menu, then paste the download URL into the textbox.
Open Firefox and paste the link into the search bar using the "Paste" button
Right click and save the file as "Conf.ovpn" to the desktop
2. Connecting to the VPN:
Open a terminal where you have saved the config file
Use this command to connect to the VPN:
sudo openvpn conf.ovpnThe command should complete with the text Initialisation sequence complete
Please do not close the terminal after the connection is established
Using the import-vpn command:
Connecting to the VPN:
Click the "Copy VPN configuration link" button on the platform
In the VDI console press CTRL-SHIFT-ALT to open the copy-paste menu, then paste the download URL into the textbox.
Open a terminal and type:
import-vpn "<VPN configuration link>", making sure to enclose the URL in double quotes.You will be asked to enter the root password; please use 'kali' as the password.
The Command will download the VPN configuration and automatically initiate the connection. Please do not close the terminal after the connection is established.