Mindterm is today probably the most widely spread client that implements the SSH1 and SSH2
protocols written in pure Java.
Some of the worlds leading manufactures of communication equipment has signed OEM
agreements with AppGate and integrated Mindterm into their own solutions.
Other users are in education sector and goverment.
MindTerm is free for personal use.
MindTerm is small, portable and secure. It contains an
extremely powerful and easy to use SSH client that provides
advanced features such as tunneling support, file transfer GUI
as well as support for HTTP and SOCKS proxies.
MindTerm client also includes an integrated xterm/vt100 terminal
emulator. It has the ability to run both a standalone application
and as an applet.
- SSH Host access
- MindTerm is very well suited for technically skilled users in situations where you have an open network architecture with direct SSH based host and server access.
- Zero installation requirements
- With the Applet version of MindTerm it's possible to run a secure terminal session from a Java enabled web browser, e.g. when traveling and on lent computers.
- OEM integration
- Integration into other products to achieve java based secure terminal network access and/or file transfer.
MindTerm source code has a well defined API and the MindTerm library is easy to use and has successfully been
integrated into many third-part products.
If you have a more protected network and users with less technical skills you may want look into our other SSH
based product, the AppGate Security Server.
Below you find a comparison between MindTerm and other AppGate SSH based products.
|
Feature
|
MindTerm
|
AppGate
Security Server
|
100% Java based client
|
YES
|
YES
|
Authorization and
access schemes
|
NO
|
YES
|
Generic PKI
Authentication
|
NO
|
YES
|
Centralized User
and services configuration
|
NO
|
YES
|
Suitable as a base
for OEM integration.
(Documented API is available)
|
YES
|
NO
|
Ability to run as an
application and an Applet
|
YES
|
YES
|
Automatic and userfriendly
setup of tunnels
and
startup of associated applications.
|
NO
|
YES
|
Tunnels and Port Forwards
|
YES
|
YES
|
X11 Forwarding
|
YES
|
YES
|
NetBIOS Forwarding
|
NO
|
YES
|
Web tunneling to
multiple hosts
|
NO
|
YES
|
FTP Proxy
|
YES
|
YES
|
FTP to SFTP bridge
|
YES
|
NO
|
Ability to connect through
HTTP & SOCKS proxies
|
YES
|
YES
|
Support for SSH-1
and SSH-2 protocols
|
YES
|
Only SSH2 for
security reasons
|