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Awesome SSH Chrome Extension
Saw this on HN today. It's badass.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pnhechapfaindjhompbnflcldabbghjo
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Psst, opening up a Terminal and typing ssh blah@blah is still the quickest way.
Chrome Shell has SSH, and you open it by clicking one button.
Psst, that's not the point. This is what browser apps should be doing. Not tossing birds at pigs.
But tossing birds at pigs is the greatest part.
It seems cool but im a little scared of using it incase he records all the connections. Don't want to give strangers all my passwords!
This isn't some ssh proxy script, it's a true ssh client. There is nothing to worry about. The code is open and you can look through it right now.
I think people are really missing the point of how awesome this is going to be. For the first time ever, we have a truly cross-platform, easy to use, basic ssh client. This app works no differently than Gnome Terminal, Terminal.app, Putty, etc... And with sandboxing, it can easily be as secure, if not more secure, than a regular ssh client.
Not to mention the fact that this will make my life easier. Do you have any idea how many tickets I get from people needed a step-by-step walkthrough of how to use something as simple as Putty? With this I just have to say, install the extension, copy/paste this line of text. Done.
Right now it's just beta, and I would argue a basic proof-of-concept... but once a few more options are available for it, it'll be exactly what I've hoped to see for over a decade now.
"sir i cant find chrome in my internets explorer"
Fixed.
@subigo no doubt I really like it, I gave it a try. I can do tickets and work on server stuff all in the same browser. I think im really going to like it.
Can't use keys = fail.
I don't know if that will ever be an option.
Beta. Read the mailing list. Keys and anything else you would want are already working in unreleased versions.
This is awesome. I just tried and started to like it. I can save sessions as bookmarks.
a true time saver which works across all my work machines.. Thanks a lot @subigo for this wonderful tip.
Nice, cant wait for the ssh-keys
I have a Chromebook and something like this would be awesome. Need to support keys though.
@subigo, you say that it's working in an unreleased version? Beta or Dev?
Edit: Just read further. What mailing list? How do I get myself on it?
@sajanNOPPIX: With Chromebooks, it is easy to pull up a terminal and use SSH there and it can do keys as well. Download said key from the browser and point the command line to ~/Downloads/key.blah and go. Though with recent changes and the 'half-pane' crap where you no longer can full screen the browser and terminal and just alt-tab between them is a PITA.
I am really liking this extension.
http://k.eithmyers.com/img/Screenshot from 2012-05-01 01:18:39.png
FAQ: http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromiumos/platform/assets.git;a=blob;f=chromeapps/hterm/doc/faq.txt
Mailing List / Group: https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-hterm/topics
I wasn't saying I have an unreleased version myself. I was saying that the developer himself says the team has working versions. This was made by the actual Chrome team, so it's not some random developer.
Looks very nice, trying it out as we speak... To bad I've just bought SecureCRT :P
I'm personally a big fan of the iOS app prompt. http://itun.es/i624Jj
Same here. It still has some seldom occurring bugs, but it is a very nice app. I also use iSSH from time to time on iOS. Way more mature but not as slick as Prompt.
please remove my post