VirtualBox Manger was released a couple of days ago offering ssh access to remote host machines. The application controls up to seven virtual machines on the host machine. Up to seven different host machines can be configured in VirtualBox Manager. The standard application was released for free, and it will remain free. The current version has practically no bugs, at least any that I am aware of. I will continue to support it, but I will shift my development focus to the Pro version.

VirtualBox Manager Pro currently supports DSA encrypted login. Once the user logs into a host, using password authentication, the menu contains options to generate a new DSA key, and upload it to the host machine. Uploading it to the host machine automatically appends it to the users authorized_keys2 file. Once uploaded VirtualBox Manger will automatically use DSA encrypted authentication to connect to the host. VirtualBox Manager pro is design to use a single encryption key for all configured hosts.

VirtualBox Manger Pro will be released at 19.99 and is targeting corporate level IT departments. When it is released it will encrypt the passwords stored in the applications settings, and will also prompt for a password to gain access to the application. This feature will be enabled or disabled based on security requirements. Also there will be an options dialog to choose the size of the encryption key to generate; it is currently set at 1024 bytes.

In time I will enhance the UI. I want to add a variety of notifications throughout the application to enhance communication, troubleshooting, and general usability.

VirtualBox Manager Pro will be released soon to the Android Marketplace.