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AuthPrivate | Security Researcher Profile


Security researcher AuthPrivate has already helped fix 118 vulnerabilities.



Researcher reputation:  430

Real name:
Mohamed Ahmed

About me:
Security Research & Web Developer

Contact email:
Email: [email protected]
Paypal: [email protected]
BTC: Ask me
Twitter: @Mohamed07338116

Certifications & Diplomas:
CCNA, CCNASEC, RHCE, Fullstack Web developer, Pre-Master in Computer Science (in progress)

Experience in Application Security
3-5 years

Award / Bug Bounty I prefer:
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Halls of Fame:
DOD, Nokia, Intel COA,BB JAPAN, Telefnica Germany, winni.in.

Recommendations and Acknowledgements

@zaikoio     17 June, 2020
    Twitter zaikoio Zaiko from Zaiko:
Thank you, we appreciate the detailed report and the great work!
@Rumskkurs     8 April, 2020
    Twitter Rumskkurs Andrey from UaBanks.com.ua:
Thank you very much for a report critical vulnerability on our website.
@clickmeetingdev     14 October, 2019
    Twitter clickmeetingdev Security Team from ClickMeeting:
Mohamed, thank you for reporting vulnerabilities in our website.
Your comments are always valuable and helpful to us.
This helps us keeping our website more secure.
@Diariodelweb     2 October, 2018
    Twitter Diariodelweb DiariodelWeb.it from DiariodelWeb.it:
Thank you for helping us to solve the problem
@iCoccyx     24 September, 2018
    Twitter iCoccyx Gr@g from youboat:
Many thx for helping us to secure a vulnerability in our website. With the examples given, it was really easy to understand and find the answer ! Great Job !
@darcyf1     5 May, 2020
    Twitter darcyf1 Darcy from DarcyF1:
Thank you for your SQL injection report and assistance with testing.
@XavierMichelSvc     7 October, 2019
    Twitter XavierMichelSvc Michel from EnseigneMoi:
Thanks for AuthPrivate ! Was really cooperative and easy to communicate with. He shared with us a very detailled report that helped a lot and very proactive.
@Zefyx     9 July, 2019
    Twitter Zefyx Zefyx from Zefyx:
Thank to Authprivate we were able to find a forgotten old script with outdated code.
Nice job !
@Jerski124     18 June, 2019
    Twitter Jerski124 Jani from Flowmedik:
Thank you for information about vulnerabilities on our site.
@mebmarket     31 May, 2019
    Twitter mebmarket meb from meb:
Thank you for your good find! It has been patched.

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Honor Badges


Number of Secured Websites

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10+ Websites
50+ Websites
500+ Websites
WEB SECURITY VETERAN
1000+ Websites

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WAF Bypasser
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30+ Reports
AppSec Logic Master
30+ Reports
Fastest Fix
Fix in 24 hours

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Secured OBB
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Commitment to Remediate and Patch

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Patch Master
55% Patched
Patch Guru
65% Patched
Patch Lord
75% Patched

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Research Statistics



Total reports:197
Total reports on VIP sites:108
Total patched vulnerabilities:118
Recommendations received:23
Active since:09.08.2018

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  Recent Recommendations

    20 March, 2024
    TechVitaverdura:
Great exchanges with this person, thank you for your help and your report
    20 March, 2024
    Mek:
He reported some vulnerabilities and oversights of security best practices on my small private project web page.
Was responsive to e-mail, unlike many other people, so yes, I can recommend him.
    20 March, 2024
    ztwo79:
We would like to thank Pooja for responsibly disclosing a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in our website. Her prompt reporting and assistance in developing a fix were instrumental in ensuring the security of our users.
    16 March, 2024
    TorutheRedFox:
Thanks for the help with the XSS vulnerability. It was a quick fix.
    15 March, 2024
    adesignguy:
Reported an XSS vulnerability which was helpful and much appreciated. I have patched it now as soon as I saw the email which was forwarded onto me!