Secure Shell
Secure Shell: Terminal Emulator and SFTP Client for Chrome
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Extension summary
Secure Shell is an xterm-compatible terminal emulator and stand-alone ssh client for Chrome. It uses Native-Client to connect directly to ssh servers without the need for external proxies.
A SFTP command line client is included. On ChromeOS, you can create SFTP mounts and access them from the Files app!
An alpha build of Mosh is included now too.
It has been well tested for a couple of years.
Please read the FAQ, available here: https://hterm.org/x/ssh/faq. You can also exchange feedback in the chromium-hterm mailing list, available here: https://hterm.org/x/ssh/contact.
The changelog is available here: https://hterm.org/x/ssh/changelog
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Easy and simple SSH client for Chrome / Chromebook.
- Fast and secure solution for SSH access through a web browser.
- Offers lots of configuration options.
- Frequently stops working after updates.
- Issues with saving and auto-filling passwords.
- Configuration settings can be randomly deleted.
- Stopped working after update
- Configuration issues
- Need for password management
User reviews
Oleksii Chekulaiev, 2024-12-09 
Arun Kumar, 2024-12-04 
Leandro Kondo, 2024-10-25Extension safety
Risk impact
Secure Shell requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Secure Shell has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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