Tobias Brunner is an experienced audit data analyst and network engineer with 19 years in IT, currently applying data analytics to audit functions at Swiss Re from Zürich. He blends deep operational networking expertise (L1–L4) from roles at Zürcher Kantonalbank with hands-on security and back-end contributions to notable open-source projects like strongSwan, where he improved IKE/IPsec authentication and rekeying. His background in Wirtschaftsinformatik and continuing CAS studies at Universität St.Gallen supports a practical mix of technical, analytical and audit-focused skills. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex network security and cryptographic details into auditable, reliable controls and data-driven insights.
19 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
CAS, CAS at Universität St.Gallen (HSG)
Bachelor of Science ZFH in Wirtschaftsinformatik, Bachelor of Science ZFH in Wirtschaftsinformatik at ZHAW School of Management and Law
Contributions:12 releases, 126 reviews, 8104 commits in 16 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Tobias primarily contributed to the security aspects of the strongSwan project, including adding support for IKE_INTERMEDIATE exchanges and handling of IKE and CHILD_SA rekeying. They implemented features like parsing and including data for authentication, setting IKE and CHILD_SA identifiers and also added support for handling new attributes and features for the network stack. Their work touched on key derivation, authentication, and general improvements to the authentication of the IPsec service.
💀 The former home of Homebrew/homebrew (deprecated)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:17 commits, 7 PRs, 1 comment in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Tobias primarily contributed to updating the `strongswan` formula within the Homebrew repository. Their commits involved upgrading the `strongswan` package to newer versions, reflecting version updates and bug fixes. They also made adjustments to the build process, including enabling features and addressing potential issues with the software's dependencies and configuration. Furthermore, the user included tests to ensure the correct installation and basic functionality of the `strongswan` software.
macoshomebrew
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