Thorsten Scherf
Sr. Principal Product Operations Engineer
Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolThorsten Scherf is a Sr. Principal Product Operations Engineer with 18 years of experience driving identity management, system security, and large-scale deployments at Red Hat. He blends hands-on backend and systems engineering with product operations, having moved through roles from instructor and consultant to senior technical and principal engineering positions. An active open-source advocate and long-time Fedora package maintainer, he contributes to high-profile projects like FreeIPA—improving error handling, password policy behavior, SSL verification, and documentation. Thorsten is also a speaker and author on identity and security topics, translating deep technical expertise into clear guidance for operators and developers. Based in Wesel, Germany, he brings a practitioner’s perspective to reliability and security challenges across cloud and enterprise environments.
18 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
University of Duisburg-Essen
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (17)
python10
linux10
user-management10
kerberos9
ldap9
openssl9
certificate9
documentation9
dns8
pkcs6
smartcard6
active-directory6
freeipa6
cryptography6
sssd6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
freeipa/freeipa
May 2014 - May 2022
Mirror of FreeIPA, an integrated security information management solution
Role in this project:
Backend & System Engineer
Backend & System EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 34 commits, 15 PRs in 8 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Thorsten contributed to the FreeIPA project by fixing typos, improving error handling, and adding new features. They addressed issues related to password policy, service configuration, and SSL verification. The user also made modifications to documentation and build instructions.
policyactive-directory-integrationpampythonfreeipa
tscherf/freeipa-healthcheck
Sep 2019 - Mar 2024
Check the health of a freeIPA installation
Contributions:7 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 6 months
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