web based ssh client

nice, but i like http://webssh.50webs.com/ better. It's the same principle, but it's free.

[quote=nellynux]nice, but i like http://webssh.50webs.com/ better. It's the same principle, but it's free.[/quote] Thats free because it doesn't use SSL, far from secure!

with EVERY web based ssh client (you might also want to take a look at www.gotossh.com, my.anyterm.org and www.serfish.com for example) your data goes in unencrypted form through their web servers - of course all of these service providers claim to [b]not[/b] log your data, still it is a question of trust. you have to be aware of that if you decide to use web based shell access. and of course SSL/HTTPS is a must. read the detailed notes on security on [url]http://www.serfish.com/console/web-ssh-security.jsp[/url] for example. similar discussions can also be found on www.gotossh.com and my.anyterm.org etc. only the promoted browsershell.com does not provide serious information on security which makes it kind of "suspect". btw: search google for free web based ssh clients and you might find free alternatives using ssl etc.

[quote=jj][quote=nellynux]nice, but i like http://webssh.50webs.com/ better. It's the same principle, but it's free.[/quote] Thats free because it doesn't use SSL, far from secure![/quote] It DOES use ssl, the link just points to a faq and in that faq you will find https links to the terminal.

[quote=sana33] if you like to consider this "secure", feel free. i hope the people reading this understand the risk of your server being hijacked, compromised, etc. so it is definitively a risk to send ssh data through a third-party tunnel. [/quote] So basically what you are saying is that a web based ssh server is more likely to get hijacked that the ssh server you are connecting to. Moot point really, It is no more or less likely to get targeted than any other server. So long as the web based ssh server owner takes the appropriate security measures like closing off ports, restricting access etc.. it is no more or less likely to get hit that your server. [quote=sana33] all of these web ssh providers do the same. read the policies of www.serfish.com or my.anyterm.org for example. so i really see no innovation there. (and neither do i see innovation in trying to post the url to your site three times a post :)) [/quote] Correct, they do the same, the client is just paying a small subscription fee to use the web server as a client. You could set up your own web based ssh server by implementing ajaxterm etc... but the point is that the web based ssh server is remote from all your other servers so should you loose access to them you can still reach them through a web browser. I have never suggested that is [url]http://www/browsershell.com[/url] anything else, it is just a web based ssh client. If you don't like it then don't use it and dont waste your time making boring comments about it if you've got nothing positive to say, I certainly see no innovation in that! [Modified by: jj on July 27, 2008 12:19 AM]