Alan Dekok
Chief Executive Officer at Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA)
Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAlan DeKok is a seasoned technology executive and founder with over 17 years leading high-performance network authentication systems as CEO of InkBridge Networks and co-founder/leader of the FreeRADIUS Project, the world’s most widely deployed RADIUS server. Trained as a nuclear physicist who helped build the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, he brings a rigorous, research-driven approach to designing scalable AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting) frameworks for ISPs, carriers, enterprises, and universities. A prolific IETF contributor and RFC author since 1999, he shapes standards for RADIUS, EAP, and related protocols while also serving in multiple standards leadership roles. Hands-on at the code level, he continues to contribute core FreeRADIUS server enhancements—implementing protocol features and high-performance server logic used to authenticate millions daily. He consults on security analysis, patent litigation, and large-scale RADIUS migrations, combining product leadership with deep engineering expertise. Based in the Ottawa area, he leads a distributed team delivering 24/7 support and custom development for critical network authentication deployments.
18 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc., Physics, M.Sc., Physics at Carleton University
Github Skills (3)
c-programming10
network-protocol10
regular-expression9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server
Jul 2008 - Jan 2023
FreeRADIUS - A multi-protocol policy server.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 209 reviews, 23372 commits in 14 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Alan made several code changes related to the FreeRADIUS server, focusing on enhancing its functionality and resolving issues. Their work involved parsing and handling new operators, implementing support for features such as set operations for policy-filter logic, and contributing to core components. The user's contributions demonstrate expertise in server-side programming and likely in developing and maintaining the core functionalities of network authentication servers.
freeradiusradiusdhcpcdaemon
alandekok/ietf-tech-report
Jan 2012 - Feb 2013
Contributions:33 commits in 1 year 1 month
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