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0 pointsamelius8y ago0 comments

> That's slightly different though, in order to do this you need to have shell access on the target's computer.

But I suppose any application can write to the current user's .bashrc file right? Then it can also set the alias whenever the user opens a terminal.

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simias8y ago

I don't think running a native application on a desktop is similar to running a sandboxed app on iOS. The security implication is wildly different IMO. I think a webapp is a more apt comparison.

vortico8y ago

That's what shell access means. Running a program = access to system() and thus shell access.

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