tlaurion

Making security more accessible --- PGP fingerprint: 0ACCB2B664EE17E054B05E0B4A38DA8BEB9C8396

Funding Links: https://github.com/sponsors/tlaurion

Name: Thierry Laurion
Company: Insurgo Open Technologies
Kind: user
Followers: 96
Following: 235
Total stars: 14
Repositories count: 49
Created at: 2022-11-15T08:57:29.005Z
Updated at: 2025-05-10T08:15:51.750Z
Last synced at: 2025-05-10T08:15:51.749Z

GitHub Sponsors Profile

Who I am: Thierry Laurion, founder of Insurgo Open Technologies and a leader in trustworthy computing solutions
What I do: I provide trustworthy computing solutions, such as the PrivacyBeast X230 laptop, which is certified by QubesOS and features a tamper-evident and cryptographically sealed boot process enabled by Heads which I'm the maintainer. I also contribute to several open source projects related to POWER9 coreboot porting effort. I also share my expertise and insights on topics such as firmware security, Opsec, hardware choices, compartmentalization, QubesOS integration, UX improvement and transfer of ownership.
Why I need your support: Your sponsorship will help me to continue developing and maintaining trustworthy computing solutions, as well as sharing my expertise and insights with the open source community.
What you get as a sponsor: You will get access to exclusive updates, early previews, feedback opportunities, and more. You will also be part of a network of like-minded people who care about digital privacy and security and platform trustworthiness.
How to become a sponsor: You can choose from different tiers of sponsorship, starting from $5 per month. Every contribution counts and is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your interest and support! 🍀

To see how donations were used before, please review Insurgo Initiative past expenses.

Additional online presence
https://github.com/linuxboot/heads
https://forum.qubes-os.org/u/Insurgo/summary
Conferences
https://trmm.net/Heads_33c3/ (Trammel Hudson: founder of project)
https://www.platformsecuritysummit.com/2019/ (Transfer of ownership from OEM)
https://archive.fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/firmware_hodorateatria/ (Re-Ownership Wizard)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u9Q6ANU51E (wyng QubesOS mini-summit 2021 talk)
https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/heads_status_update/
NlNet obtained funding
https://nlnet.nl/project/AccessibleSecurity/
https://nlnet.nl/project/AuthenticatedHeads/
Insurgo funded Talos II coreboot's first ppc64le (Power9) port
https://docs.dasharo.com/variants/talos_2/overview/

Current Sponsors: 3
Past Sponsors: 0
Total Sponsors: 3
Minimum Sponsorship: $1.00

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linuxboot/heads

A minimal Linux that runs as a coreboot or LinuxBoot ROM payload to provide a secure, flexible boot environment for laptops, workstations and servers.

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