Governance and structure

A Researcher at Tampere University (Finland), I contributed to OpenSSL for the first time in 2010, later I had the honor of becoming an OpenSSL Committer and I have been serving in the OpenSSL Technical Committee since 2019. My research specializes in software and micro architecture side-channel analysis and the integration of modern cryptosystems (lately mainly PQC) in mainstream libraries such as OpenSSL. If elected as a BAC representative for the Academic Community in the [OpenSSL Foundation], I aim to help bring the perspectives of the members of our community into the strategic planning of the new governance structure for the project.*

I have almost a decade of experience working closely with and for the OpenSSL project, including five years as an OMC member and seven years as a committer and as an OTC member. I have spent thirty-five years working for businesses from start ups to large multinational corporations on a wide range of security applications, which has afforded me knowledge, acumen and insight into the business requirements and priorities of the project and its community. I understand the nature of the funding model and I am a primary developer responsible for several of its key components. Given my background, I’m confident that I can facilitate nuanced input that represents the consensus of the committer community to inform the decisions and direction of the project via a BAC role.*

Dmitry Belyavsky has been an active participant in the OpenSSL Technical Committee over the past year, demonstrating excellent technical understanding of the [OpenSSL library]. His arguments are consistently well-reasoned and supported by data. Additionally, his role within a corporation that extensively uses OpenSSL provides him with valuable insight, combining technical expertise with a business perspective. This combination makes him a strong candidate to help guide the project’s future in the industry.

I have been the community maintainer for the NonStop port of OpenSSL since 1.0.2. My participation in Open Source goes back to the early 1990s, when I was involved in porting NFS, RPC, and other smaller components to the NonStop platform. I started in the industry in 1979. My contribution for BAC of the [Foundation] or the [Corporation] is to provide perspectives and experience from exotic platforms to the OpenSSL team. I have served on the boards of directors of two companies (one as chair) and the Richmond Hill Board of Trade (director and chair). I also have extensive experience with Roberts New Rules of Order.

Principal Engineer with NetApp (~20 years) primarily with security/crypto functionality for the ONTAP operating system. I’ve been an OpenSSL “user” for 25+ years and was a participant in the OpenSSL FIPS Provider Design Meetings in Brisbane and Edinburgh. I’ve led each of NetApp’s FIPS validations for our OpenSSL FIPS Provider variant. I have a special interest in helping to ensure that OpenSSL continues to maintain the code quality, crypto functionality and feature sets needed by the financial, health, and public sector business communities.

No election was held, and the seat remains vacant

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