Jan 07, 2021 15:00:00

David Ricdon, known for developing 'OpenID' and 'OAuth', is appointed as Technology Director of the White House

David Ricdon , known for developing website authentication methods such as OpenID and OAuth , has been appointed as Technology Director of the White House by President-elect Joe Biden's transition team. It became clear.

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In addition to 'OpenID' and 'OAuth', Mr. Ricdon is a Facebook engineer director of various open source software such as distributed data management system ' Apache Cassandra ', RPC framework ' Apache Thrift ', and software development tool ' Phabricator '. Has led the development of. More recently, he has been a vice president of infrastructure and security for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative , a charity founded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, and has a proven track record as both a programmer and manager. I am.

During the Obama administration, Ricdon was also appointed Technology Director of the White House, working to modernize the White House's information technology and solve cybersecurity issues.

'I'm honored to be part of the Biden-Harris administration's White House team and engage with highly skilled members,' Ricdon said on his Facebook page. We face difficult issues such as pandemics and cybersecurity attacks. I believe that we can deal with it safely and reliably, 'he said with enthusiasm.