

Kairo De Araujo
Open source software engineer and mentor focused on security supply chain projects, author and maintainer for the Repository Service for TUF (rstuf), and participant in the OpenSSF mentorship program.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 23min
Empowering New Maintainers: Inside the OpenSSF Mentorship Program
Yesenia Yser, co-lead of the OpenSSF Mentorship Program and BEAR advocate for accessibility in open source. Kairo De Araujo, open source engineer and rstuf maintainer focused on security supply chains. They discuss bringing newcomers into software security. They highlight team-based mentorship, surprising maintainer outcomes, onboarding improvements, mentor/mentee tips, and key dates for the next paid mentorship cycle.


