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Secure boot Reference Design
Firmware Security Engineer
Noah Smith built a production-oriented project around Secure boot, Threat modeling, PKI.
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Junior Engineer
7,652 XP
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Rare Skills
20d
Current Streak
28d
Longest Streak
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- Air-Gap Security and Data Diode Concepts
- ARP Spoofing and MAC Flooding Mitigation
- Audit Logging: auditd Rules and Analysis
- BGP Hijacking and RPKI Mitigation
- Bluetooth Security: KNOB, BIAS, BLESA Attacks
- Cellular Security: 5G NR Security Architecture
- Certificate Validation: Chain of Trust, OCSP, CRL
- Container Security: Docker Escape, Namespace
- CVE and CPE: Vulnerability Naming Conventions
- DDoS Mitigation: BGP Blackholing, Anycast
- DNS Security: DNSSEC, DoH, DoT, RPKI
- DNS Tunneling Attack and Detection
- +64 more
Evidence
- 77 across 4 branchesTopics learnedFrom learning progress
- 802.1X: EAP-TLS and PEAP Authentication · Cybersecurity & Secure HW · 2026-09-12
- ADC Key Specs: Resolution, ENOB, INL, DNL, SNR · Embedded Systems · 2026-09-11
- Agile Methodology: Sprint, Backlog, Scrum, Kanban · Firmware & Software Eng. · 2026-09-10
- Asset Tracking: Real-Time Location System (RTLS) · IoT & Connectivity · 2026-09-09
- ARP Spoofing and MAC Flooding Mitigation · Cybersecurity & Secure HW · 2026-09-08
- ADC Operation: SAR, Successive Approximation, Reference · Embedded Systems · 2026-09-07
- 77Active daysFrom learning progress
- Current streak: 20 days
- Longest streak: 28 days
- 1 (1 with source)ProjectsSelf-reported
- Secure boot Reference Design · github
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