[lelanthran]

> In my mind you'd be required to ssh into the machine to upload, and if you're ssh'd in, why not just cat the log?

Ssh on remote IoT class devices is works. The problem is rarely ssh, the problem is always some form of key management plus NATs in-between.

If you've got a few thousand devices in the field, public key management can become a a real pain, especially when you want to revoke keys.