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Why does a terminal need an SSH integration. Answer: it doesn’t and you shouldn’t use this because it is unsafe.

• ldjb 2y ago
  A terminal doesn't need SSH integration, but it's convenient if it does, to allow you to easily start and manage connections. Is there something inherently unsafe about such an integration?
  • Xelynega 2y ago
    There's something inherently unsafe with replacing an industry-standard security tool with anything. I don't think it's inconvenient enough to type `ssh -i key_file name@host` that we need to be creating more security risk to skip typing it.
    • wkat4242 2y ago
      > I don't think it's inconvenient enough to type `ssh -i key_file name@host` that we need to be creating more security risk to skip typing it. Also, you can easily configure that in your .ssh/config file, even with different options per host or group of hosts.
• nerdponx 2y ago
  Nobody needs anything ever but sometimes things are useful.
  • noisy_boy 2y ago
    Surely a few bash aliases for the same purpose are equally useful and more portable?
    • saagarjha 2y ago
      I mean that's literally what terminal integration is, right? A bunch of bash aliases that the terminal emulator knows about.