HttpShell

Shell via http protocol

Features

• Written by Go
• Https based
• Can authenticated by certificate
• Can use http proxy
• Customize command to run

Usage

Server

httpshelld [-k] -l <listen host:listen port> <command>

• -l: Listening host and listening port, e.g. 192.168.1.1:2200. Listen host can be empty, meaing listeing on all addresses.
• -k: Whether to validate client certificate. If it is enabled, the client must provide certificate. The authorized certificates are stored in $HOME/.httpshell/authorized.pem. The file's format is PEM certificate.
• command: command to be executed, usually bash or login are used.

Typical use case:

httpshelld -k -l :2200 login

Client

httpshell https://<server host:port>

If $HOME/.httpshell/crt.pem and key.pem are available, they will be automatically loaded as client certificate.

Typical use case:

httpshell https://192.168.1.1:2200

Examples

1. Auth by built-in username/password of Linux:

   httpshelld login

2. Provide shell for each Docker container by dynamically parameter:

   • In server side:

   httpshelld docker exec -it {{.docker}} bash
   

   • In client side, access shell of Docker container named t1

   httpshell https://localhost:5000?docker=t1