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Dear Google Chrome Team: Please Add An SSH Client To Google Chrome

9 points by travisglines 16y ago

nbpoole 16y ago
Or you could use Portable PuTTY: http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/portableputty.php http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/portableputty.php Edit: A different version is available at http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/putty_portable http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/putty_portable
- travisglines 16y ago
  I would still have to download or carry a usb stick with me, which is less than ideal.
  - chris_j 16y ago
    Can Putty not be run without admin privileges? Portable Putty suggests that it might do (eg using config files instead of the registry), although I no longer use Windows so am not in a position to try it.
  - prodigal_erik 16y ago
    Even if a machine already has a trustworthy ssh client and you still use passwords, you have to carry your known_hosts or download it via https anyway. The pre-installed ssh client would be such a high-value target for attacks that I think I'd prefer downloading a copy of mine.
HardyLeung 16y ago
I wonder if it is possible to write it as a Chrome extension?
- int3 16y ago
  I think it might be possible via NPAPI.
chris_j 16y ago
When I read the headline, I was wondering why you would need it. Of course, the post explains where it would be of value: when using the computer belonging to a friend/family member. In that situation, a Chrome ssh client extension would be pretty useful. I guess you could generalise this a little and say that it would be nice to have a Chrome extension for anything that doesn't come as standard with Windows. How about a Chrome extension that implements vi/emacs? Or the shell?
- travisglines 16y ago
  I'm sure you could find an editor on the web for vi/emacs type editing. "the shell" could be solved by a simple ssh into the loop back interface of the local machine.
chris_j 16y ago
I had a quick search for ssh extensions for Chrome and found at least one: http://ssh-chrome.sourceforge.net/ http://ssh-chrome.sourceforge.net/ I've not tried it so I can't comment on it. Is that what you are looking for or do you want it baked into the heart of the browser (so it is there without needing to install anything)?
- travisglines 16y ago
  Overall I'd just really enjoy having a high quality SSH client come standard with pretty much every computer I touch. One of the best ways to do that is integrate it into modern browsers.

9 points by travisglines 16y ago

Or you could use Portable PuTTY: http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/portableputty.php http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/portableputty.php Edit: A different version is available at http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/putty_portable http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/putty_portable

travisglines 16y ago
I would still have to download or carry a usb stick with me, which is less than ideal.
- chris_j 16y ago
  Can Putty not be run without admin privileges? Portable Putty suggests that it might do (eg using config files instead of the registry), although I no longer use Windows so am not in a position to try it.
- prodigal_erik 16y ago
  Even if a machine already has a trustworthy ssh client and you still use passwords, you have to carry your known_hosts or download it via https anyway. The pre-installed ssh client would be such a high-value target for attacks that I think I'd prefer downloading a copy of mine.

HardyLeung 16y ago

I wonder if it is possible to write it as a Chrome extension?

int3 16y ago
I think it might be possible via NPAPI.

chris_j 16y ago

When I read the headline, I was wondering why you would need it. Of course, the post explains where it would be of value: when using the computer belonging to a friend/family member. In that situation, a Chrome ssh client extension would be pretty useful. I guess you could generalise this a little and say that it would be nice to have a Chrome extension for anything that doesn't come as standard with Windows. How about a Chrome extension that implements vi/emacs? Or the shell?

travisglines 16y ago
I'm sure you could find an editor on the web for vi/emacs type editing. "the shell" could be solved by a simple ssh into the loop back interface of the local machine.

chris_j 16y ago

I had a quick search for ssh extensions for Chrome and found at least one: http://ssh-chrome.sourceforge.net/ http://ssh-chrome.sourceforge.net/ I've not tried it so I can't comment on it. Is that what you are looking for or do you want it baked into the heart of the browser (so it is there without needing to install anything)?

travisglines 16y ago
Overall I'd just really enjoy having a high quality SSH client come standard with pretty much every computer I touch. One of the best ways to do that is integrate it into modern browsers.