Presented by: Jonatan Männchen – CISO at Erlang Ecosystem Foundation
Moderated by: Dali Khechine – SAFE team at Erlang Solutions
About this talk
Security is most effective when it is built in from the start. In part one of our webinar series with Jonatan Männchen, he shares his experience using SAFE, Erlang Solutions’ security audit service for Erlang and Elixir systems, to review an OpenID Connect (OIDC) client library he developed for the BEAM ecosystem.
Although Jonatan is an experienced security professional, he recognised the value of bringing in external experts to assess a critical component. SAFE provided a structured and independent review of the codebase, designed to highlight potential vulnerabilities and recommend improvements. The process revealed one area of concern, which Jonatan resolved with input from the SAFE team, ultimately simplifying the design and strengthening the implementation.
This webinar offers a real-world look at how security audits like SAFE help projects become not just safer, but also more maintainable and trustworthy. It is ideal for teams working on authentication, open standards or critical infrastructure in the BEAM ecosystem.
What you’ll learn:
- How SAFE supports secure development through expert audit and review
- How Jonatan addressed a potential vulnerability found during the audit
- Why the process led to a cleaner and more thoughtful design
- The role of collaboration in building safer systems in the BEAM ecosystem
Curious how the BEAM community is making security smarter and more collaborative? Don’t miss the second and final part of our conversation with Jonatan Männchen in Security and the BEAM Ecosystem.
