[openstack-dev] [elections][security] Candidacy for Security Project PTL (Queens)

Rob C hyakuhei at gmail.com
Sat Aug 5 04:00:41 UTC 2017


+1

Luke has been an excellent contributor to the Security project and would be
an excellent PTL to take the project forward.



On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:30 AM, Luke Hinds <lhinds at redhat.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I would like to announce my candidacy for Security Project PTL for
> Queens.
>
> I have been a member of the Security Project for 2-3 years, and a
> core member for one year.
>
> During my tenure as core I have managed public and embargoed security
> notes and contributed with my feedback to the VMT team on OpenStack
> vulnerabilities.
>
> I have also been an active contributor to the security guide as well as a
> regular reviewer. I am the current driver for the security guide
> launchpad page.
>
> As PTL, I'd like to focus on the following things:
>
> * Documentation
>
> I am currently planning a revamp of the Security guide to bring it up to
> date with Pike. To do this I will reach out to other projects to help
> validate the information in the guide is technically correct and up to
> date.
>
> I also would like to migrate the checklists into a format that can be
> easily filtered to a specific release, thereby allowing other security
> tools and processes to easily consume the content and gain a snapshot
> of what security actions are required to harden any given release.
>
> I also plan to encourage others to get involved, with topics arranged for
> the coming PTG on key management.
>
> * Support and championing of OpenStack security projects.
>
> I would like to put forward continued support by means of reviews and
> feedback for the projects currently having their home under the
> security project, and I have plans to propose further projects. Our
> close synergy with the Barbican project should continue to be fostered,
> and encouraged.
>
> * Perform Threat Analysis with further projects
>
> The Threat Analysis project has proved very useful in helping the VMT
> and operators understand the threat landscape pertinent to each OpenStack
> project. I will work with and encourage other projects to undergo threat
> analysis.
>
> * Encourage more contributions and grow some new cores
>
> The security project has lost a good number of core members due to
> companies shifting priorities, so I would like increase the projects
> exposure with blog posts to planet.openstack.org and by outreach at
> various other tech events. I see it as vital to keep the security
> project afloat, as operators rely so much on the project for
> guidance on securing OpenStack clouds.
>
> Regards,
>
> Luke Hinds (lhinds)
>
>
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