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Name: Oliver Hamm.
Contact/Email: Oliver.C.Hamm@gmail.com
Background: I'm a 24 year old, third year student at Paris-Diderot University in Paris, France. I've studied and coded, among other languages, in C, Java, Ocaml, Python, the whole "internet package" (PHP, HTML, CSS, ?JavaScript, MySQL/PostgreSQL) and I have just started to learn C++ but I shouldn't have any problems with it since it looks like the offspring of Java and C to me, and I can already code in both. As for cryptography I've followed the Coursera courses (Here) a couple of months ago and I have the "Handbook of Applied Cryptography" from Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot and Scott A. Vanstone on my nightstand so I can read about the magical universe of encryption and decryption every night. I have also been a member of Hack This Site and Enigma Group for over a year now, to get to know more about how penetration testing works ( they also have some cryptography exercises ). Why you say? Because I intend on working in computer security later on, and this is a good opportunity for me to acquire experience in that domain.
Project title: One-time-password (token) based authentication and transactions
Project details: To be added soon! ( Contacting the Mentors )
Synopsis: Enhancing/creating some authentication and transaction protocols based on the one-time pass protocol.
Benefits to Debian: Simply put: you can have walls as thick and high as you want, but if anyone can get the key that opens the door, your castle will fall.
Deliverables: To be added soon! ( Contacting the Mentors )
Project schedule: Brushing up on my cryptography and learning more C++ if needed, getting close and familiar with the different authentication protocols and figuring out how they can be added to the existing ones.
Exams and other commitments: I have exams until the end of May, and possibly in June depending on the circumstances.
Other summer plans: Apart from turning my keyboard into a steaming pile of burnt plastic and my brain to mush? No.
Why Debian?: "Kali", which is the codename for a Linux distro that evolved from the "Backtrack" series built around computer security testing, is mostly based on Debian, and since I'll be using it for work soon enough I want to know how it really works.
Are you applying for other projects in SoC?: I will be applying to a couple of Wireshark and Crypto Stick projects.