[Pkg-auth-maintainers] GSoC 2013 - CROTP, dynalogin, other OTP topics

Mon Apr 22 19:58:29 UTC 2013

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Hi Fabian,

Please have a look at my new blog:

http://danielpocock.com/google-summer-of-code-2013-actions

Regards,

Daniel

On 22/04/13 19:58, Fabian Grünbichler wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I wanted to give a short introduction about myself before applying
> for this GSoC project but unfortunately I spent the better part of
> last week in bed with a mild flu.
> 
> Anyhow, better late than never ;)
> 
> My name is Fabian Grünbichler, I was born in and am living in
> Vienna, Austria. I am 24 years old and currently studying Software
> Engineering and Internet Computing at the Technical University of
> Vienna (https://tuwien.ac.at , https://informatik.tuwien.ac.at). I
> finished my BSc studies (in Software and Information Engineering)
> with a thesis on Typo3 and Security about a month ago and am in the
> process of switching over to the aforementioned master's program
> (the last bureaucratic hurdles should be overcome this week,
> fingers crossed :)).
> 
> I am fluent in English as well as German (my mother tongue), but
> also know a bit of French (which I learned for six years as part of
> my school curriculum). Besides my studies, I also work part-time 
> (12h/week) at my university's central IT department. During the
> summer holidays, I will only work for two weeks at the beginning of
> July, the rest of July, August and September I am free to focus on
> the GSoC project (if I am chosen).
> 
> I have been an avid follower of open source software and Linux
> ever since I first got hands on a computer that I could play with
> on my own - i.e. for about ten years. I started off with relatively
> obscure distributions and after a short intermezzo using (back
> then) Mandrake Linux moved first to Ubuntu and then to Debian,
> which I have used extensively on all my computers (and those I
> admin for other people) ever since. I still vividly remember
> spending days trying to compile kernel modules for my D-Link
> wireless NIC all those years ago ;) Besides the practical benefits
> which using Debian entails, I really like the political philosophy
> behind the project. Therefore, I am looking forward to maybe
> getting a chance to contribute back.
> 
> Technology-wise, I am familiar with most standard Linux/Debian
> tools, the two main languages I regularly program in are C(99) and
> Java, although I have dabbled in Python, PHP, Ruby and various C
> dialects as well as writing my share of Bash scripts. My main
> development machine is a Lenovo x220, but my home is filled with
> hardware of various ages (probably like those of most geeks ;)),
> including two Raspberry Pis (which are of course running Raspbian
> wheezy).
> 
> As a software engineering student and Linux enthusiast I am no 
> stranger to compiling software from sources (both my own projects
> as well as different open source projects), using git and automated
> build tools (such as make or ant). Whenever I use development
> branches of software written by other people I try to create .deb
> packages locally myself to make installing, upgrades and
> uninstalling easier - the process involved is pretty clear to me,
> expect for official Debian naming conventions and such.
> 
> I take a keen interest in (computer) security related topics, which
> is part of why Debian is my distro of choice. During my bachelor's 
> studies I took every security related course that was available and
> I try to encourage other people to use encryption wherever it
> makes sense (e.g. GPG/PGP encrypted email communication, LUKS to
> protect sensitive data on hard disks, etc.). I'd like to think I
> have a fair understanding of common security related pitfalls and
> programming errors, but I am not afraid to ask questions or get
> help when necessary.
> 
> For this GSoC, my preferred project is the implemention of CROTP
> for oath-tool, for which I have already skimmed the RFCs linked at
> the project page. I already use libpam-oath for two-factor
> authentication on my laptop using the HOTP algorithm. Is there
> anything else apart from looking through the oauth sources that I
> could do to prepare? I would also be interested in improving the
> dynalogin related packages.
> 
> If there are any questions regarding my application, please let me
> know!
> 
> Kind regards, Fabian Grünbichler
> 
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