Tmate in a Whale
I use tmate. Like, a lot. It’s really a convenient way to get help from a colleague without having to use some clunky etherpad. Want some hints on some code part you can’t understand, or get help on an issue in your code? Just fire up tmate, pass the ssh link, and Voilà.
One of the issues with this tool is the risk caused to your system.
Indeed, if you pass the “read-write” link to your mate, you have to fully trust him/her, as it will give a full access to your computer.
You run a sudo in tmate? Well, bad news, this can allow the connected peer to gain root.
You have some sensitive content on your laptop? Well, bad news, your peers can access them.
With that knowledge, I created a small docker composition allowing me to virutally chroot tmate peers in a path, hence avoiding all the described issues.
The project, whale-mate, runs pretty well, and I already used it multiple time.
Just check the readme for the usage, and feel free to report issues, feature requests and so on.
Happy hacking!