OpenCTI-Platform/connectors
May 2025 – May 2025
1 Month active
Languages Used
Python
Technical Skills
API IntegrationData EnrichmentDomain Information Retrieval
Alicia Sykes
PROFILE
Alicia Sykes
Alicia developed a local WHOIS lookup feature for the Ransomware Live Connector in the OpenCTI-Platform/connectors repository, focusing on improving reliability and privacy in domain data enrichment. She replaced the previous reliance on an external API by integrating the whois Python library, enabling direct local retrieval and parsing of domain registration details such as country, registrar, and key dates. This approach reduced latency, external dependencies, and potential costs associated with API usage. Her work demonstrated skills in Python, API integration, and domain information retrieval, delivering a focused, well-scoped solution that enhanced the connector’s efficiency without introducing new bugs or regressions.
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Feature vs Bugs
100%Features
Repository Contributions
1Total
Bugs
0
Commits
1
Features
1
Lines of code
40
Activity Months1
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May 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for OpenCTI-Platform/connectors: Local WHOIS Lookups for Ransomware Live Connector delivered by integrating the whois Python library locally, removing dependency on an external API for WHOIS lookups. This enables local fetching and parsing of domain details (country, registrar, creation date, expiration date). No explicit major bugs fixed were reported in the provided data for this period. Overall impact includes improved reliability, lower latency, and reduced external dependency for domain data enrichment. Technologies demonstrated include Python, the whois library, and refactoring to remove external API calls. Commit reference: 54dda0d183b5f24b6def9b934cf4d9b221b87a60 with message "[Ransomware Live] Remove need for external API for whois lookups (#3936)".
1 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for OpenCTI-Platform/connectors: Local WHOIS Lookups for Ransomware Live Connector delivered by integrating the whois Python library locally, removing dependency on an external API for WHOIS lookups. This enables local fetching and parsing of domain details (country, registrar, creation date, expiration date). No explicit major bugs fixed were reported in the provided data for this period. Overall impact includes improved reliability, lower latency, and reduced external dependency for domain data enrichment. Technologies demonstrated include Python, the whois library, and refactoring to remove external API calls. Commit reference: 54dda0d183b5f24b6def9b934cf4d9b221b87a60 with message "[Ransomware Live] Remove need for external API for whois lookups (#3936)".
May 2025
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Quality Metrics
Correctness90.0%
Maintainability80.0%
Architecture80.0%
Performance80.0%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
Python
Technical Skills
API IntegrationData EnrichmentDomain Information Retrieval
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