Paul Vixie | |
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Born | May 23, 1963 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Keio University |
Occupation(s) | Vice President, Security at Amazon Web Services (AWS) [1] |
Known for | ISC, BIND, MAPS, Vixie cron |
Paul Vixie is an American computer scientist whose technical contributions include Domain Name System (DNS) protocol design and procedure, mechanisms to achieve operational robustness of DNS implementations, and significant contributions to open source software principles and methodology.[2] He also created and launched the first successful commercial anti-spam service.[3] He authored the standard UNIX system programs SENDS, proxynet, rtty and Vixie cron. At one point he ran his own consulting business, Vixie Enterprises. In 2002, Vixie held the record for "most CERT advisories due to a single author".[4][5]
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