# New Rails App - Web Based SSH

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-rails-app-web-based-ssh/111989>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 14, 2007, 3:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-rails-app-web-based-ssh/111989 "2007-08-14T03:05:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dnstevenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8dc957/32.png) [@dnstevenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dnstevenson)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 3:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-rails-app-web-based-ssh/111989/1 "2007-08-14T03:05:36Z")

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Hey All -

I’ve just put up a new rails app you might find interesting. It’s  
called [GotoSSH.com](http://GotoSSH.com). Its basically a web based SSH client. We use  
Rails to run the whole thing along with modifications to the ajaxterm  
js library. It’s helpful if you’re stuck at a job that blocks SSH  
access (believe me, they exist - I’ve been there), or you’re on  
someone else’s computer and you don’t want to install an SSH client  
(like putty).

Dave

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**Author:** ![dnstevenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8dc957/32.png) [@dnstevenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dnstevenson)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-rails-app-web-based-ssh/111989/2 "2007-08-14T07:50:58Z")

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removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> Dave  
> No offense but there’s no way I would trust a 3rd party to proxy an SSH  
> connection through a Web browser for me.

–  
Michael W.

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**Author:** ![dnstevenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8dc957/32.png) [@dnstevenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dnstevenson)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 8:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-rails-app-web-based-ssh/111989/3 "2007-08-14T08:49:02Z")

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this is wicked dude

i’ve meaning to write one of these for ages…myself…because my work  
is  
gaylord and blocks anything that is not spam

I agree with other peoples comments that this has 3rd party trust  
issues…

you might be able to sell this as a drop in module/plugin for admins to  
run  
on their own hosts…

good luck

dion