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So which one (from those audited) do you recommend? It's using fairly well known library (VTE), it's open source so it's not that easy to sneak something in. S
by Tom4hawk 9y ago
So which one (from those audited) do you recommend?
It's using fairly well known library (VTE), it's open source so it's not that easy to sneak something in.
Situations when your terminal emulator (it's not a program facing Internet) can be compromised:
1. you have something malicious on your computer,
2. you have something malicious on you server.
But imho in both situations you already have bigger problems than your terminal emulator...
- SubiculumCode 9y agoYou know, I am no security expert. I was posing a question. I frequently see HN comments question security of a number of applications, none of which are as critical an interface with production servers as the lowly terminal. For example, a recent replacement for ls was highlighted on HN, and there were questions of whether one would want to install use an untested application due to security concerns. In the case a terminal, it seems to be even a bigger potential issue since it is what one frequently types passwords in for sudo. I am quite surprised at the tone of comments.