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karandesai2005/README.md

Hey πŸ‘‹, I'm Karan Desai

Security-Focused Software Engineer β€’ Red Team Enthusiast β€’ Builder of Isolated & Secure Systems

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πŸ›‘οΈ About Me

  • πŸ” Security-focused engineer interested in offensive security, system isolation, and secure-by-design applications
  • πŸ§ͺ Actively building a sandboxed pentesting platform (Firejail, Go, FastAPI, Electron) to eliminate unsafe sudo & VM overhead
  • 🎯 Strong interest in Red Teaming, API security, network security, and threat modeling
  • πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ Regular CTF player (web, networking, forensics, OSINT)
  • πŸ“ I write technical deep-dives on networking, distributed systems, and security on Medium
  • πŸ“« Reach me at karanishudesai2@gmail.com

βš”οΈ Current Focus

  • 🧱 Sandboxing & isolation (Firejail, Linux security primitives)
  • 🌐 API & backend security (auth, RBAC, rate limiting, abuse prevention)
  • 🧠 Threat modeling & secure system design
  • ☁️ DevSecOps & container security
  • πŸ§ͺ Learning exploit development & malware internals

🧰 Tech & Security Arsenal

Languages & Scripting

Go Python Bash JavaScript

Security & Infrastructure

Linux Docker AWS Networking

Backend & Systems

FastAPI Flask PostgreSQL


πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ Security Mindset

β€œIf it needs sudo, it needs isolation.”

I care deeply about:

  • Least privilege
  • Attack surface reduction
  • Abuse cases before features
  • Building tools that fail safely

πŸ”— Connect With Me


πŸ“Š GitHub Activity

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  1. Geolocation-Based-Attendance-Tracking-Mobile-Application. Geolocation-Based-Attendance-Tracking-Mobile-Application. Public

    To automate and streamline attendance tracking for employees across multiple office locations using geolocation technology. This will enhance operational efficiency, reduce manual errors, and allow…

    C++ 8 1

  2. TraceProbe TraceProbe Public

    This project is a real-time data pipeline designed to ingest, process, and analyze massive volumes of IPDR (Internet Protocol Detail Record) logs. It helps law enforcement investigators identify an…

    Python 3

  3. Rootless Rootless Public

    β„ο½π• π”±π•π‘’ΕœΕœ is a stealthy, all-in-one pentesting console that packs recon, enumeration, and exploitation tools into a secure and minimal interface. It keeps everything isolated, fast, and mission-ready.

    JavaScript 1