FrankenTerm ships $10 iOS app that air-gaps SSH keys to iPhone via animated QR codes
doodlestein · x · 2026-11-11
Jeff, author of the FrankenTerm terminal/SSH session manager, released a helper for his new iOS app: it transfers machine configs and SSH keys from Mac to iPhone via animated QR codes in a secure, air-gapped way — set up in under a minute.
- The exporter lets you pick machines and keys (his setup: 10 machines, 7 keys), with a 4 MiB encrypted transfer limit and per-setting compatibility review before sending
- The UI warns that keys travel inside the animation — anyone filming the screen could read them
- He usually open-sources everything for free but is charging a one-time $10 for this app because it was hard to build
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