Michael Boric
Softwareentwickler at Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity
Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolMichael Boric is a software developer with six years of experience focusing on cryptographic systems and hardware security modules, currently at Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity in Dorsten. With a B.Sc. background in IT security from Ruhr-Universität Bochum, he has worked hands-on at Utimaco and Rohde & Schwarz on HSM software and secure back-end components. He contributes to the well-regarded Botan cryptography toolkit, improving PKCS#11 test coverage, elliptic curve and smart card support, and robustness of crypto tests. Known for meticulous test-driven improvements and exception-safe refactors, he brings both practical product experience and deep security testing expertise. Colleagues value his blend of low-level security knowledge and steady delivery in regulated, high-assurance environments.
6 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
IT-Sicherheit, Bachelor of Science IT-Security, IT-Sicherheit, Bachelor of Science IT-Security at Ruhr-Universität Bochum
German, English, Croatian
Github Skills (12)
crypto10
crypt10
mtls10
c-language10
tls1210
pkcs10
cprogramming-language10
tls1310
cryptography10
libtls10
testing9
x5099
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
randombit/botan
Aug 2019 - Oct 2022
Cryptography Toolkit
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Security Engineer
Back-end Developer & Security EngineerContributions:17 reviews, 6 commits, 2 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the security and cryptographic aspects of the Botan library, focusing on PKCS#11 tests. Their work included improving test coverage, adding new test cases for elliptic curve cryptography and smart card support, and refactoring existing tests with exception handling for better error reporting. They also enhanced the test suite by adding additional curves and refactoring existing tests to improve the accuracy and robustness of the cryptographic tests related to PKCS#11. These changes ensure the reliable testing of cryptographic functionalities within the library.
cryptographycryptography-librarycryptanalysistlsc-plus-plus
Rohde-Schwarz/botan
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Crypto and TLS for C++11
Contributions:1 commit, 21 pushes, 5 branches in 1 day
cryptographycppsecuritytlsc-plus-plus
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