Anyterm - A Terminal Anywhere

http://anyterm.org/

Introduction


Have you ever wanted SSH or telnet access to your system from an "internet
desert" - from behind a strict firewall, from an internet cafe, or even
from a mobile phone? Anyterm is a combination of a web page and a web
server module that provides this access - see the demos.


Anyterm can use almost any web browser and even works through firewalls.
There is experimental support for mobile phones using WAP. If you join
my.anyterm.org you can access your systems straight away via our server
with no software to install anywhere. Alternatively, you can run the
Anyterm software on your own system - see the deployment examples.


We can also help you to integrate Anyterm-type functionality into your own
applicatons, for example to web-enable a legacy system, or an embedded
system. Contact us for details.


How It Works


Anyterm consists of some Javascript on a web page, an XmlHttpRequest
channel on standard ports back to the server, and an Apache module. The
module uses a pseudo-terminal to communicate with a shell or other
application, and includes terminal emulation. Key presses are picked up by
the Javscript which sends them to the Apache module; changes to the
emulated screen are sent from the module to the Javascript which updates
its display. Performance is quite reasonable and SSL can be used to secure
the connection.


my.anyterm.org


my.anyterm.org is designed for systems administrators and others who want
the benefit of access from anywhere using Anyterm, but who don't want to
risk installing the Anyterm software on their own servers. For a small
charge you can use our Anyterm installation to connect to your own systems.