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1. 10000truths · 1790201673 · focus · HN ↗

   So a program that is specifically designed to edit files and run arbitrary commands on a remote machine... can do so. Not sure where the bananas part comes in. Sending a binary over SSH/SFTP might sound weird at first glance, but VSCode can't assume that your remote machine can access the wider internet, and it needs a reliable way to bootstrap the agent on the remote. Shipping it over the SSH tunnel is the natural solution.

   1. bobtheborg · 1790202393 · focus · HN ↗

      I think the actual concern, not well expressed in the blog post, is the fact that node and vscode server are installed on, for instance, a prod machine that (probably) should be very tightly controlled in terms of what software is installed and running. You don't want to unwittingly add to the attack surface

      1. pstuart · 1790202529 · focus · HN ↗

         Fair enough, but running VSCode on a prod machine is also bananas.

         1. K0IN · 1790202746 · focus · HN ↗

            agree, but do you think every dev you know konws this?

            also "i just want to edit a config file and i want a nice ui", is how you get there.

            1. doc_ick · 1790203560 · focus · HN ↗

               Expecting vscode to police every single dev using it instead of a company is bananas.

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