[NTLUG:Discuss] Shell from a webpage

[lee]

Robert Citek wrote:
> Let's solidify the restrictions: Imagine you are sitting in front of a 
> public access terminal at a public library.  Your only access to the 
> 'Net is via the browser.  You can use http (port 80) and https (port 
> 443), but nothing else.  You can neither install nor run any other 
> software other than the browser.  The challenge is to be able to connect 
> to a remote machine running sshd on either port 80 or 443.  Can this be 
> done?  If so, how?

use vnc?  oh, but that wouldn't be ssh.  if you can't use anything but a browser, wouldn't that 
exclude you using ssh on your local machine?  do browsers speak ssh?  i don't think any do natively...

-- lee