Jaap Keuter
Senior Software Developer at Wireshark Development Team
Netherlands
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Top SchoolJaap Keuter is a senior embedded software developer with 21 years of experience specializing in telecom and datacom systems, from tiny embedded cores to large multicore distributed platforms. He architects, implements and tests firmware and management middleware—notably for AimValley’s Smart SFP product family—and has deep experience with SNMP-based configuration, low-level drivers and high-assurance development processes for Tier‑1 equipment. A long-time Wireshark core developer, he has contributed protocol dissector fixes, refactors and feature work (including display-filter enhancements and file-hashing additions) to one of the most widely used network analysis tools. His background spans VoIP, DECT, IP telephony and real‑time OSes (VxWorks/Linux), and he regularly combines customer-facing support with internal technical leadership. Based in the Netherlands, he brings a pragmatic, quality-focused approach and an uncommon blend of hands-on low-level coding and open-source protocol analysis expertise.
21 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Enigneer, Telecommunications and Computer technology, Enigneer, Telecommunications and Computer technology at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)
Dutch, English
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Github Skills (9)
c1710
ip10
proto10
c1110
tcp10
wireshark-dissector10
python9
ipsec9
asn18
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
wireshark/wireshark
Jan 2006 - Oct 2022
Read-only mirror of Wireshark's Git repository at https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark. ⚠️ GitHub won't let us disable pull requests. ⚠️ THEY WILL BE IGNORED HERE ⚠️ Upload them at GitLab instead.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:2122 commits in 17 years
Contributions summary:Jaap contributed to the Wireshark project by fixing bugs and improving code quality across several areas. Their work included addressing issues in various dissectors, such as those for the BGP, SNMP, and IEEE802.11 protocols. They also refactored code, like in the case of the IDL-based dissector generation, and implemented new features such as adding support for the "in" operator to the display filter expression dialog, as well as working on memory safety issues and adding to file information such as file hashing.
tsharkgit-repositorywiresharkpacket-capturegitlab
JaapKeuter/net-snmp
Jan 2024 - Apr 2025
A SNMP application library, tools and daemon
Contributions:24 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
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