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Even in your preferred case, you're typing your passwords into a closed source browser on a closed source OS. You have to trust someone at some point. Panic al
by mryall 15y ago
Even in your preferred case, you're typing your passwords into a closed source browser on a closed source OS. You have to trust someone at some point.
Panic also seems to be a quite reputable company. They've been in the Mac software business for a long time.
- sigil 15y ago> Even in your preferred case, you're typing your passwords into a closed source browser on a closed source OS. One could argue that iOS / Mobile Safari are both under incomparably more pressure to remain secure compared to any individual app, but you're totally right on a fundamental level. The truly paranoid should demand openness at all layers. > You have to trust someone at some point. Whole 'nother debate. ;) > Panic also seems to be a quite reputable company. They've been in the Mac software business for a long time. No doubt about that. I wasn't insinuating anything about their intentions (this didn't even occur to me until your comment). Just that an SSH client is a pretty complex piece of software, and there are plenty of ways to make mistakes. We've come a long way since the days of telnet and scrutiny / skepticism has played a big part in that.
- leejoramo 15y agoPanic has had SFTP built into Transmit since 1998, and a full SSH terminal in Coda since 2007. So Prompt did not come out of nowhere, they have quite a bit of experience in this problem space. Still if you are in an industry that demands careful vetting of security, I certainly agree one should not jump on a new SSH client right away.