Chris Pebenito
Greater Philadelphia United States
Summary
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RockstarChris Pebenito is a seasoned security and software engineer with 26 years in technology and over 16 years contributing to open-source projects, specializing in Linux and SELinux. He combines deep systems-level C and Python development with practical DevOps skills—shell scripting, build tooling, and version control—to harden and operate production Linux images. Chris has substantial upstream contributions to libselinux/libsepol and has driven SELinux policy work for Microsoft's Azure Linux, integrating cloud-init and service policies to keep core images secure with SELinux enabled. Known for improving tooling like setfiles and restorecon and adding policy capabilities such as always_check_network, he focuses on making complex security mechanisms reliable and usable. Based in Greater Philadelphia, he pairs long-term information assurance experience with hands-on engineering to bridge security design and pragmatic implementation.
26 years of coding experience
Github Skills (14)
c1710
systemd10
selinux10
gpo10
enforcement10
security-hardening10
linux10
c1110
policies10
security10
cloud-computing9
error-handling9
system-administration9
devops8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/azurelinux
Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
Linux OS for Azure 1P services and edge appliances
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:26 reviews, 29 commits, 75 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Chris's contributions primarily involve modifications to SELinux policies within the repository. They are responsible for updating existing policies, implementing policies for new services, and addressing issues to ensure core images function correctly with SELinux enabled. Furthermore, the user has worked on integrating cloud-init and other cloud-related utilities by creating appropriate security policies. This work is essential for enhancing the security and operational efficiency of the Azure Linux OS.
cdrappliancesvmslinux-oslinux
SELinuxProject/selinux
Nov 2008 - Sep 2020
This is the upstream repository for the Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) userland libraries and tools. The software provided by this project complements the SELinux features integrated into the Linux kernel and is used by Linux distributions. All bugs and patches should be submitted to selinux@vger.kernel.org
Role in this project:Security Engineer
Security EngineerContributions:12 commits, 3 comments in 12 years
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to the `libselinux` and `libsepol` libraries, which are crucial components of Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux). Their work involved fixing bugs related to context handling and policy application, adding new features such as the `always_check_network` policy capability, and improving error handling. They also addressed issues related to `setfiles` and `restorecon` tools, adding features and fixing bugs to handle conflicting specifications.
kerneldistributionsvgerintegratedlinux-distribution
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