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title: "Anirudhan Madhavan (@anirudhan-madhavan) | Hashnode"
description: "From Bare Metal to BitBake: Engineering the Full Embedded Stack. Read the latest articles by Anirudhan Madhavan on Hashnode."
url: "https://hashnode.com/@anirudhan-madhavan"
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# Anirudhan Madhavan

@anirudhan-madhavan · Bangalore, India · Joined March 2026

From Bare Metal to BitBake: Engineering the Full Embedded Stack

### [Understanding Memory Allocators](https://anirudhan.hashnode.dev/understanding-memory-allocators?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why and When to use Custom Allocation Strategies

5 min read · [anirudhan.hashnode.dev](https://anirudhan.hashnode.dev/understanding-memory-allocators?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[May 7](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-memory-allocators/69fcb17b9f93a850a4e26451)

### [Breaking Repeating Key XOR encryption](https://anirudhan.hashnode.dev/breaking-repeating-key-xor-encryption?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Solving Challenge 5 & 6 of Set - 1 Cryptopals

5 min read · [anirudhan.hashnode.dev](https://anirudhan.hashnode.dev/breaking-repeating-key-xor-encryption?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Mar 21](https://hashnode.com/posts/breaking-repeating-key-xor-encryption/69be736f475ca179749cc53e)

### [Breaking Single Byte XOR encryption](https://anirudhan.hashnode.dev/breaking-single-byte-xor-encryption?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Solving Challenge 3 & 4 of Set - 1 Cryptopals

7 min read · [anirudhan.hashnode.dev](https://anirudhan.hashnode.dev/breaking-single-byte-xor-encryption?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Mar 20](https://hashnode.com/posts/breaking-single-byte-xor-encryption/69bd1461b238fd45a38b9cc1)

### [From Encodings to XOR: Building the Foundations of Cryptography](https://anirudhan.hashnode.dev/transforms-and-fixed-xor?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Solving challenge 1 & 2 of Set - 1 Cryptopals

2 min read · [anirudhan.hashnode.dev](https://anirudhan.hashnode.dev/transforms-and-fixed-xor?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Mar 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/transforms-and-fixed-xor/69b590d4210c74252f0b6ca9)

### [Base64 Encoding and Decoding](https://anirudhan.hashnode.dev/base64-transforms?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A byte-level walkthrough of 6-bit regrouping, padding, and why base64 is the standard envelope for binary-in-text protocols

4 min read · [anirudhan.hashnode.dev](https://anirudhan.hashnode.dev/base64-transforms?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Mar 13](https://hashnode.com/posts/base64-transforms/69b3d46d4c73722166872070)