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Ben Hagen

Ben contributed to authentication and cross-platform security features across firebase/flutterfire and firebase/firebase-ios-sdk, focusing on multi-factor authentication (MFA) and TOTP support. He implemented configurable page margins for the Label Sheet Plugin in matmair/InvenTree, enhancing print flexibility through backend and CSS updates. In the Firebase iOS SDK, Ben fixed a TOTP URL encoding bug using Swift and Objective-C, improving authenticator compatibility. He expanded MFA coverage to macOS, updating APIs, tests, and documentation to ensure robust, cross-platform sign-in flows. His work demonstrated depth in authentication, backend development, and configuration management, with careful attention to platform parity and maintainability.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

80%Features

Repository Contributions

5Total
Bugs
1
Commits
5
Features
4
Lines of code
309
Activity Months4

Work History

September 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Sep 1, 2025

September 2025: Implemented macOS TOTP MFA in firebase/flutterfire by removing platform-specific exclusions and standardizing error handling for unsupported platforms. This feature enables secure, native MFA for macOS users and closes cross-platform gaps in the authentication flow. The work included code changes, tests, and documentation to ensure reliable MFA experiences across environments, contributing to improved security, user trust, and platform parity.

August 2025

2 Commits • 2 Features

Aug 1, 2025

August 2025: Delivered cross-platform MFA enhancements that strengthen sign-in security and expand platform coverage. In FlutterFire, added signInSecondFactor to IdTokenResult, updated the string representation for clearer debugging, and introduced tests to validate MFA metadata. In Firebase iOS SDK, added TOTP MFA support for macOS, broadening MFA coverage to macOS and updating accompanying docs. These changes improve security and compliance posture, reduce sign-in risk, and demonstrate robust cross-repo collaboration, API design, and test coverage. Core technologies involved include Flutter/Dart, Swift/Objective-C, TOTP, MFA flows, unit tests, and documentation.

July 2025

1 Commits

Jul 1, 2025

July 2025 monthly summary focusing on reliability and authentication flows for firebase/firebase-ios-sdk. Delivered a critical bug fix for TOTP URL generation that corrected improper percent encoding in the hashing parameter, ensuring authenticator apps can parse the URL and that the secret generation logic works as intended. The fix (commit 1166090a7cc9295c2def236d1c6223d1a4c45765, [Auth] Fix TOTP URL generation (#15128)) reduces user setup friction and strengthens MFA onboarding. Overall impact: smoother TOTP-based authentication, fewer user reports related to TOTP setup, and improved maintainability of the URL generation code.

May 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

May 1, 2025

May 2025 – matmair/InvenTree: Delivered configurable page margins for the Label Sheet Plugin, enabling margins in millimeters and updating layout calculations. Implemented CSS @page margin application to ensure consistent label printing across printers, improving flexibility and usability. No major bugs fixed this month. Commit 9918f75e8936002e1b09c0bf593e90ba812b8beb (referenced by #9641).

Activity

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Quality Metrics

Correctness96.0%
Maintainability96.0%
Architecture96.0%
Performance92.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

DartObjective-CPythonSwift

Technical Skills

AuthenticationBackend DevelopmentConfiguration ManagementCross-Platform DevelopmentFirebaseFirebase AuthenticationFlutterMobile DevelopmentMulti-Factor AuthenticationPlugin DevelopmentiOS DevelopmentmacOS Development

Repositories Contributed To

3 repos

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

firebase/firebase-ios-sdk

Jul 2025 Aug 2025
2 Months active

Languages Used

SwiftObjective-C

Technical Skills

AuthenticationiOS DevelopmentFirebase AuthenticationMulti-Factor AuthenticationmacOS Development

firebase/flutterfire

Aug 2025 Sep 2025
2 Months active

Languages Used

DartObjective-C

Technical Skills

AuthenticationFirebaseFlutterMobile DevelopmentCross-Platform DevelopmentmacOS Development

matmair/InvenTree

May 2025 May 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

Python

Technical Skills

Backend DevelopmentConfiguration ManagementPlugin Development

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