Xterm.js

#1

Post by humility » Fri, Oct 08, 2021, 10:11 AM UTC

Xterm.js
xtermjs.org

Re: Xterm.js

#2

Post by saimiam » Fri, Oct 08, 2021, 11:50 AM UTC

That’s quite a roster of clients using xtermjs.

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#3

Post by hulitu » Fri, Oct 08, 2021, 11:55 AM UTC

"Build terminals in the browser" ... and give your passwords there, and type commands. What can go wrong.

Re: Xterm.js

#4

Post by tyingq » Fri, Oct 08, 2021, 11:55 AM UTC

Related is https://hterm.org/ , used with the built in ssh terminal in chromebooks.

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#5

Post by messe » Fri, Oct 08, 2021, 12:07 PM UTC

The demo on the homepage seems to be broken in Safari on macOS. I'm not seeing any text.

Re: Xterm.js

#6

Post by emilfihlman » Fri, Oct 08, 2021, 12:12 PM UTC

hulitu wrote: post #3

"Build terminals in the browser" ... and give your passwords there, and type commands. What can go wrong.

Running in the browser is no more (or less) untrusted than running a dedicated terminal client.

Re: Xterm.js

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Post by tyingq » Fri, Oct 08, 2021, 12:26 PM UTC

emilfihlman wrote: post #6

hulitu wrote: post #3

"Build terminals in the browser" ... and give your passwords there, and type commands. What can go wrong.

Running in the browser is no more (or less) untrusted than running a dedicated terminal client.

That a terminal in the browser can't make ssh connections without a separate http or websocket bridge complicates that. Depends on that bridge and who/how/where it's running.

Re: Xterm.js

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Post by lhnz » Fri, Oct 08, 2021, 12:36 PM UTC

hulitu wrote: post #3

"Build terminals in the browser" ... and give your passwords there, and type commands. What can go wrong.

Are terminals better sandboxed when run outside of a browser?

Re: Xterm.js

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Post by apignotti » Fri, Oct 08, 2021, 12:40 PM UTC

A well made library, we use it as part of the REPL demos for CheerpX, our WebAssembly-powered X86 virtual machine.

https://nextrepl.leaningtech.com/?python3

Re: Xterm.js

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Post by rbanffy » Fri, Oct 08, 2021, 12:49 PM UTC

lhnz wrote: post #8

hulitu wrote: post #3

"Build terminals in the browser" ... and give your passwords there, and type commands. What can go wrong.

Are terminals better sandboxed when run outside of a browser?

Usually yes. They are running in a completely different process than the browser.