The PHP Foundation
The PHP Foundation
As you know, the main objective of The PHP Foundation’s mission is the sustainability of the PHP language, and a large part of that mission is focused on PHP core maintenance tasks. Included in this maintenance body of work are tasks such as issue triage, code reviews, and bug fixes. We take this responsibility very seriously, especially when it comes to security.
In recent months, there has been a marked increase in the number of security reports to php-src, due to the increased availability of AI tools and the ease with which these reports can be generated. Some of these reports are not valid security issues or are basic duplicates of previously filed reports. But even so, every one of these reports must be triaged and validated, then if deemed valid, they must be classified, fixed, reviewed, and merged. There is a very small team that currently handles these reports, and it is becoming more difficult to not only keep up with the influx, but to address issues that already exist.
As a result, we are thrilled to add Alexandre Daubois to our team of contracted developers, focused on security. Alexandre will be spending a few hours a week helping with triage and the handling and fixing of incoming security reports.
As the current CTO of Les-Tilleuls.coop, Alexandre brings a wealth of experience in addressing and fixing security issues. He has deep knowledge of Symfony, FrankenPHP, PHP core, and Scrutineer, and has already been instrumental in implementing recommendations from The PHP Foundation’s Ecosystem Security Team. We are confident that his contributions will make a huge impact in our ability to process incoming reports and effectively harden the PHP language.
Please join us in welcoming Alexandre to The PHP Foundation team!
