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Software Engineering
Reliable systems, APIs, backend tools, and long-lived code.
ben@trixtur:~$ ./build
Building secure software.
Automating the tedious.
Teaching through experimentation.
I'm Ben Payne — a software engineer with 26+ years of experience building practical systems, security tools, automation, and cybersecurity labs. Trixtur is where I collect the things I build, break, teach, and improve.
github.com/trixtur
Areas of Focus
Not buzzwords — the recurring themes behind the tools, labs, and systems I build.
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Secure Coding
Building software with abuse cases and failure modes in mind.
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Cybersecurity
Hands-on security education, labs, testing, and research.
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Automation
Scripts and services that eliminate repetitive work.
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Open Source
Sharing practical tools, examples, and learning projects.
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Amateur Radio
APRS, digital modes, infrastructure, and resilient communication.
Featured Projects
A few things that represent how I like to learn: build the tool, break the system, document the lesson.
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TRON
CTF
2026
CTF
2026
TRON (1982) Cyber Range
An immersive Capture The Flag experience inspired by the world of TRON. Players navigate a digital grid through progressively challenging exercises covering web exploitation, cryptography, reverse engineering, binary exploitation, cloud security, and AI.
N7RIX-10
APRS
APRS
APRS Tools
Ham radio tracking, messaging, digipeating, and APRS automation experiments.
View on GitHub →WRITE
FREELY
FREELY
GO
UTILS
UTILS
Go Utilities
Small CLI tools, services, and experiments built to solve real problems.
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SECURITY
SECURITY
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trixtur/suiteSecurity and developer utilities
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jurassic-park-ctfHands-on cybersecurity labs
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APRS / N7RIX-10Radio automation and tracking
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self-hostingLinux, Apache, containers, automation