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A Journey from Surathkal to the IETF

We are final-year undergraduate students majoring in Computer Science and Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) in the Surathkal town of Mangalore, India. IETF 122 in Bangkok marked our first in-person IETF participation.

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  • A Journey from Surathkal to the IETF

    We are final-year undergraduate students majoring in Computer Science and Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) in the Surathkal town of Mangalore, India. IETF 122 in Bangkok marked our first in-person participation in the Internet Engineering Task Force – and what a journey it was.

    7 May 2025

  • Working on Post-Quantum Cryptography for Open Source Software from Africa

    During the IETF 122 Hackathon in Bangkok and online last month, the cyberstorm.mu team from Mauritius, the United States, and Kenya participated remotely to implement post-quantum cryptography components currently missing from widely-used open source software such as nmap, zmap, wireshark, and GnuTLS.

    30 Apr 2025
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