Kilian Von Pflugk is a Munich-based project lead and senior software engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience across SCADA, WinCC OA, Python, JavaScript and Android development. At INNOVIS SOLUTIONS he progressed from system administration and commissioning to technical consulting and project leadership, blending operational reliability with security-focused engineering for industrial control systems. He brings deep Linux, virtualization and Docker expertise alongside practical 2nd-level support skills that keep complex deployments running. An active contributor to Eclipse Paho’s MQTT C client, Kilian has improved TLS/SSL, ALPN and IPv6 handling—demonstrating a focus on secure, network-resilient IoT connectivity. He is known for turning field requirements into hardened, maintainable solutions that bridge IT and OT environments.
12 years of coding experience
IT Assistant Computer-/IT-Verwaltung und -Management, IT Assistant Computer-/IT-Verwaltung und -Management at Ifb Rosenheim
secondary school certificate (UK) / high-school diploma (US) / Realschulabschluss (DE), secondary school certificate (UK) / high-school diploma (US) / Realschulabschluss (DE) at Gunetzrhainer-Realschule
An Eclipse Paho C client library for MQTT for Windows, Linux and MacOS. API documentation: https://eclipse-paho.github.io/paho.mqtt.c/
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Contributions:19 reviews, 15 PRs, 139 comments in 6 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Kilian made several contributions related to SSL/TLS configuration and testing within the MQTT C client library. They added functionality for loading CA certificates from a path, implemented mutual SSL authentication tests, and fixed IPv6 link-local address handling. Furthermore, the user included support for Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation (ALPN) in the asynchronous client. Their work focused on improving the security and network connectivity of the client.
Contributions:62 PRs, 83 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year
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