🔐 SSH Downloads with scp

Need to securely transfer files between machines? Enter the SCP command, your encrypted copy-paste hero! 🦸‍♂️

SCP (Secure Copy) is a simple, powerful tool that uses SSH to securely copy files:

• ✅ From your machine ➡️ a remote one

• ✅ From a remote machine ➡️ your machine

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🧰 Enable SSH on Your Machine (e.g., Pwnbox)

To receive files, your Pwnbox needs an SSH server running. Let’s set it up:

🚀 Enable the SSH Server:

sudo systemctl enable ssh

▶️ Start the SSH Server:

sudo systemctl start ssh

🛠️ Verify SSH is Listening:

netstat -lnpt

Look for:

tcp   0   0 0.0.0.0:22   0.0.0.0:*   LISTEN

📡 That means SSH is ready to accept connections on port 22.

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📥 Download Files from Target to Pwnbox with SCP

Now, you can grab files from the remote Linux target to your Pwnbox:

scp plaintext@192.168.49.128:/root/myroot.txt .

📌 Breakdown:

• scp: invokes secure copy

• plaintext@192.168.49.128: login user and IP of the target

• :/root/myroot.txt: the full path of the file on the target

• .: download it to the current folder

✨ Done! You now have the file in your directory — securely copied over SSH.

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🔐 Pro Tip: Use a Temporary User

💡 Instead of using root or your main user:

• Create a temporary user on the target machine just for transfers

• It’s safer and keeps your real credentials secure 🔒

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🔁 Upload a file to a target (Hacker Machine)

No problem! Just flip the direction:

scp myscript.sh user@192.168.49.128:/tmp/

That uploads myscript.sh to the /tmp/ folder of the target machine.

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