it’s nice to meet you :)

I’m Houlton McGuinn, a software engineer and security researcher. I work at Retool, securing the fastest way to develop effective software.

I graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in December 2022! In my free time, I love indie movies, books, and art! I also enjoy reverse engineering IoT devices.

If you’re reading this I’d love to chat! Feel free to reach out at houlton.mcguinn@gmail.com.

Blog posts:

• 2023/08/22 Finding a command injection vulnerability in my smart thermostat (CVE-2023-4212)
• 2022/12/28 Cryptopals Set 3: Block & stream crypto
• 2022/12/23 Cryptopals Set 2: Block crypto
• 2022/12/21 Cryptopals Set 1: Basics
• 2022/01/02 Automated Backyard Hydrogen Line Astronomy

Things I've learned:

• Vim tricks
• Revocable encryption exists!