The resume for Rafal Wojtczuk

From: Rafal Wojtczuk (nergalat_private)
Date: Tue Aug 13 2002 - 08:11:48 PDT

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    Hello,
    	the resume follows. Generally speaking, I am looking for a security
    reseach or development job. As I live in Poland, I will gladly discuss 
    relocation/telecommuting possibilities.
    
    Regards,
    RW
    
    
    Rafal Wojtczuk <nergalat_private>
    
    AGE: 27
    
    EDUCATION
    	Master of Science at Warsaw University (in 1999), The Institute of 
    Informatics
    
    INTERESTS
            - multiuser systems security
            - network security
            - low level programming, including kernel development
            - designing/writing secure applications / OS elements / protocols
            - finding vulnerabilities in applications / OS elements / protocols 
    	- Intrusion Detection Systems
    
    PUBLICATIONS (see http://www.avet.com.pl/~nergal/publ/)
    	- an article in phrack58 titled "The advanced return-into-lib(c)
    exploits: PaX case study"
     	- several bugtraq posts (high quotation index) 
    		-- new, original root exploits (Linux and OpenBSD)
    		-- the new method of TCP blind spoofing (Linux)
    		-- the new generic method of NIDS bypassing 
    		-- the first generic method to bypass Solar Designer 
    		   non-executable stack patch
    	- "Libnids: the infallible E-component of Network Intrusion Detection 
    Systems" - my master thesis (in Polish)  
    	- libnids (http://www.packetfactory.net/Projects/Libnids)
    	- a few articles in Polish computer magazines
    
    PRESENTATIONS IN PUBLIC
    	- USENIX conference NordU2002, Helsinki, Finland : "Owl - a security 
    		enhanced OS" (one of the two speakers)
    	- CanSecWest 2002, Vancouver B.C., Canada: "Owl - a security
    		enhanced OS" (one of the two speakers)
    	- a few lectures during local Polish security events
    
    COMPUTER SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE
            - expert level knowledge of Linux, including kernel issues, advanced 
    routing and firewalling solutions, device drivers etc
            - knowledgeable in other Unix platforms (Solaris, *BSD)
            - excellent knowledge of all aspects of TCP/IP networks and 
    IP based protocols with particular stress on security issues and low-level 
    features
    	- NIDS; experience with ISS Realsecure and opensource projects
    	- firewalls; experience with FW-1, PIX and Linux native firewalls
    	- MAC implementations within Linux kernel: Medusa, rsbac, hp-lx
    
    COMPUTER PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE
            - C/C++
            - the compiler developer tools - flex, bison
            - i386 assembly
            - bash, sed, awk etc scripts
    	- CASL scripts
    	- cvs environment
    
    RECENT SOFTWARE ACHIEVEMENTS
    	- Linux device drivers for WAN cards
    (see ftp://ftp.sbei.com/pub/OpenSource/Linux)
    	- segvguard: Linux 2.4.x kernel module, implementing host-based IDS
    functions; event driven by processes' memory faults
    	- pam_tcb: a secure reimplementation of pam-unix for the needs of Owl; 
    makes possible to strip s-bit from /usr/bin/passwd 
    	- lb.o: Linux 2.4.x kernel module, implementing load balancing among
    many ISP (uses iptables features)
    
    TIMELINE
    	- since Dec 2000: security analyst and developer at 7bulls.com SA, 
    http://english.7bulls.com
    	- Sep 1999 - Dec 2000: security analyst and developer at AVET, 
    http://www.avet.com.pl
     
    OTHER
            - December 94: the First Certificate in English exam (grade A)
    



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