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GCP Workload Identity Federation: Supply Chain Uses

How to use GCP Workload Identity Federation to eliminate long-lived service account keys from your supply chain: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, external builders, and the misconfigurations that silently undermine the design.

Jul 12, 20247 min read
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Azure Policy for Supply Chain Enforcement

Azure Policy is the enforcement layer most Azure platforms underuse. A concrete, policy-by-policy guide to wiring it into supply chain controls that actually stick.

Jun 30, 20248 min read
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AWS Secrets Manager vs Parameter Store

Two AWS services, overlapping features, and a pricing difference that adds up to real money. The decision framework for Secrets Manager vs Parameter Store, based on what actually goes wrong in production.

Jun 28, 20246 min read
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GCP Secret Manager Rotation Strategy

A workable rotation strategy for GCP Secret Manager: how to structure secret versions, schedule rotation, coordinate consumers, and avoid the outage patterns that scare teams off rotation in the first place.

Jun 8, 20247 min read
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Rust Edition Migration Security Notes

Field notes from migrating a production workspace from Rust 2018 to 2021, and what to watch for when 2024 lands in edition transitions.

Jun 8, 20247 min read
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Azure Key Vault Rotation Patterns

Rotation is the Key Vault feature most teams nominally have and few actually operate. A walk through the patterns that work for secrets, keys, and certificates at scale.

May 18, 20248 min read
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AWS AppConfig Dynamic Config Security

AppConfig ships configuration changes to running applications in seconds. That makes it a powerful tool and a compelling target. Here is how to run AppConfig safely.

Apr 30, 20247 min read
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GCP Cloud Functions Supply Chain Risks

The supply-chain risks unique to GCP Cloud Functions: dependency resolution at deploy time, buildpack trust, runtime identity, and the audit trail the service does and does not give you.

Apr 15, 20247 min read
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Django Security Best Practices, 2024 Edition

From SECRET_KEY hygiene to middleware ordering, the Django security checklist worth actually following in 2024, grounded in real CVEs and production incidents.

Apr 10, 20246 min read
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