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MUHAMMAD
USMAN

Based in Chunian, Pakistan. I write Python, work on Linux, and build security tools. My online handle is 0xusmanismail — creator of Lure, a local Linux binary analysis sandbox.

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// 01 — Who I Am

About Me

I'm Muhammad Usman — online as 0xusmanismail — a cybersecurity student from Chunian, Punjab, Pakistan. I got into security by asking the obvious question: how do systems actually get broken into?

That led me to Python, Linux, and eventually building Lure — a local binary analysis sandbox that runs untrusted ELF binaries inside Linux namespaces, traces their syscalls with strace, and delivers a plain verdict: CLEAN, SUSPICIOUS, or DANGEROUS.

I'm currently in ICS (Computer Science + Physics), keeping up with academics while working on security tooling and Python development every day.

LocationChunian, Kasur, Punjab

Email0xusmanismail@gmail.com

Current StudyICS Part 1 — In Progress

Focus AreaCybersecurity & Dev

0xusmanismail@portfolio ~ bash

➜ whoami

name : "Muhammad Usman"

handle : "0xusmanismail"

role : "Cybersecurity & Dev"

➜ cat skills.json

{

"languages" : ["Python","SQL"]

"frameworks" : ["Flask","Django"]

"security" : ["Web Pentesting","Binary Analysis"]

"tools" : ["strace","unshare","ELF"]

"os" : ["Linux","Kali"]

}

➜ ping goal.txt

LIVE: Ethical Hacker & Developer

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// 02 — What I Know

Skills & Technologies

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Cybersecurity

Web PentestingEthical HackingNetwork SecurityVulnerability Scanning

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Python Development

PythonFlaskDjangoScripting & Automation

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Linux & Security Tools

Linux CLIstraceBinary AnalysisLinux Namespaces

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Database & Backend

SQLDatabase DesignREST APIsData Modelling

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Web Development

HTML5CSS3JavaScriptResponsive Design

// 03 — What I've Built

My Projects

Featured Project

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Lure

Local Linux binary analysis. Zero cloud. Zero root. Zero cost.

v0.1 · Early Development · MIT

Drop any untrusted Linux binary into Lure and find out exactly what it does before you run it for real. Lure sandboxes the binary using Linux namespaces and strace, records every file it touches, every network connection it attempts, and every process it spawns — then delivers a plain-language verdict.

lure inspect <binary>

Static ELF analysis — reads headers, architecture, security mitigations (NX, PIE, RELRO, stack canary), linked libraries, file hashes, and packer detection. No code is executed.

lure run <binary>

Sandboxed dynamic execution via unshare + strace. Live event feed during execution, full behavioral report, and a final verdict: CLEAN / SUSPICIOUS / DANGEROUS.

Python Linux Namespaces strace ELF Analysis unshare MIT License

View on GitHub → Project Details →

// 04 — Academic Journey