Open Source Security
Managing Python Package Namespace Conflicts
Python's flat namespace creates real security problems. Here is how namespace packages, shadowing, and install order interact, and how to avoid the surprises.
Feb 26, 20266 min read
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Pants Build Tool Security Posture
A practitioner's view of the Pants build system's security properties, covering sandboxing, third-party resolution, and the Pants 2.x architecture.
Feb 26, 20267 min read
SBOM & Compliance
Migrating SBOM Tooling Providers
A practical field guide to switching SBOM tooling vendors without losing historical data, breaking compliance reports, or annoying the auditors.
Feb 26, 20268 min read
Open Source Security
.NET Supply Chain Audit Patterns
Auditing a .NET supply chain is a different exercise than auditing a JavaScript one, and the patterns that actually find problems are specific to how the ecosystem works.
Feb 26, 20266 min read
Best Practices
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.
Feb 26, 20268 min read
SBOM & Compliance
SLSA for Go Releases: A Practical Guide
Go's build model makes SLSA provenance more tractable than most ecosystems. Here is the practical guide for producing and verifying provenance on Go releases.
Feb 26, 20266 min read
Open Source Security
Rust no_std Supply Chain Considerations
Writing Rust for embedded or kernel targets drops you into no_std territory, and the supply chain rules are different there. A practical look at what changes and why.
Feb 26, 20267 min read
AI Security
RAG Pipeline Security Controls in 2026
Retrieval-augmented generation pipelines have become a primary breach vector for LLM products. The controls that contain the risk without breaking the use case.
Feb 26, 20266 min read
Open Source Security
OpenSSL vs LibreSSL vs BoringSSL in 2026
A 2026 comparison of OpenSSL, LibreSSL, and BoringSSL on security posture, release cadence, FIPS posture, and which one to ship in which context.
Feb 26, 20265 min read
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