The latest articles on DEV Community by Plugecon (@plugecon). https://dev.to/plugecon https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4002409%2Fa0e1a844-02cf-4b01-8921-bdc28813dde1.jpg https://dev.to/plugecon en Plugecon Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:03:03 +0000 https://dev.to/plugecon/hello-dev-im-plugecon-security-developer-4f85 https://dev.to/plugecon/hello-dev-im-plugecon-security-developer-4f85 <p>Hey DEV community!</p> <p>I'm <strong>Plugecon</strong>, a security-focused developer working with <br> <strong>C/C++</strong>, <strong>Python</strong>, <strong>PHP</strong> and <strong>Node.js</strong>. My main interests are <br> cryptography, low-level programming and offensive security tools.</p> <h2> What I'm working on </h2> <p>Recently I built <strong><em>MiiraCrypt</em></strong> — a command-line file encryption <br> tool for Windows using <strong>AES-256-CBC</strong> with no third-party dependencies, <br> just the native Windows BCrypt API.</p> <p>Key features:</p> <ul> <li><strong>AES-256-CBC encryption</strong></li> <li> <strong>PBKDF2 key derivation</strong> <em>(100 000 iterations)</em> </li> <li><strong>Random salt + IV per file</strong></li> <li> <strong>No headers</strong> — output is indistinguishable from random data</li> </ul> <p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/Plugecon/MiiraCrypt" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Plugecon/MiiraCrypt</a></p> <h2> What's next </h2> <p>Working on improving MiiraCrypt and exploring more <br> low-level security tools. Looking forward to sharing more projects here!</p> introduction security cryptography c