Lakshitha D.

I am an expert software developer with over 5 years of experience in c++/Qt application development for Windows/Linux platforms. I am specialized in database management, algorithm development, multi-threading, and cryptography. Here I like to disclose the most common security mistakes I've seen, sometimes even experienced developers do. *using MD5, DES or other outdated cryptographic algorithms. *performing password hashing (or key derivation) without applying PBKDF2, bcrypt or scrypt. *using textbook RSA or using RSA to directly encrypt messages. Also, I am interested in Embedded Electronics as a hobby and have worked on many projects based on Atmel/PIC microcontrollers and Arduino. Here I consider myself an expert in the art of EMI design\engineering and power filtration when designing PCBs. Also, I would like to tell that I'm a passionate blogger who's the author of "[login to view URL]". I always like to teach others what I know and that's the main reason to maintain such blog.