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# recon\_23 (commit message)

View the exercise here: [PentesterLab: Recon 23](https://pentesterlab.com/exercises/recon_23/course)

### **OBJECTIVE**

For this challenge, your goal is to look at the repository repo0a and find sensitive information in the commit message.

### **WHY?**

It's important to look at commit messages and search for keywords.

### **SOLUTION**

Clone `repo0a` in your machine

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{% hint style="success" %}
Using **`tig`** we’ll see the flag.
{% endhint %}

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