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Mike Bursell

UK

I've been in and around Open Source since around 1997, and have been running (GNU) Linux as my main desktop at home and work since then: not always easy... I'm a security bod and architect, and am currently employed as Chief Security Architect for Red Hat. I have a blog - "Alice, Eve & Bob" - where I write (sometimes rather parenthetically) about security. I live in the UK and like single malts.

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Authored Content

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What you need to know about hash functions

It should be computationally implausible to work backwards from the output hash to the input.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 07 Jul 2020 24 votes

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Why I switched from Java to Rust

Rust feels like the place to be: it's well-structured, it's expressive, it helps you do the right thing.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 09 Jun 2020 38 votes 10 comments

Why I'm enjoying learning Rust as a Java programmer

Notes from a (budding) Rustacean.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 25 May 2020 45 votes

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Questions we should ask about COVID-19 contact-tracing apps

Three ways to judge contact-tracking apps from the point of view of "openness."

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 20 May 2020 31 votes 4 comments

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Stepping WebAssembly up a notch with security

Wasm offers the sort of platform-independence and easy integration that security-conscious developers and enterprises are looking for.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 18 May 2020 27 votes

Contributed Content

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Announcing the Opensource.com Correspondent program

Top authors on Opensource.com have new levels of access, support, and exclusive opportunities.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) 25 Nov 2019 174 votes 4 comments

Getting started with DevSecOps

Now available: The open source guide to DevOps security

This guide will help you get started with DevSecOps.

Jason Hibbets (Red Hat) 09 Jan 2019 163 votes

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An introduction to cryptography and public key infrastructure

Learn the basic concepts behind cryptography, with a focus on confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity.

Alex Wood (Red Hat) 21 May 2018 212 votes 1 comment

Authored Comments

Commented on 15 Aug 2020

Questions we should ask about COVID-19 contact-tracing apps

Yuh-huh... Never happen. No siree.

Commented on 15 Jun 2020

Why I switched from Java to Rust

Alex - Your point is entirely fair, and I didn't mean that everything about it felt familiar, more that _enough_ about it felt familiar that the initial learning curve wasn't to steep.