Security 📚

Part 2 of my Boundary Kubernetes lab: replace static passwords with Vault-issued dynamic MySQL users and short-lived SSH certificates per session.

I deployed HCP Boundary Essentials on a local Minikube cluster to broker zero-trust access to a MySQL database and an SSH target — no direct exposure, credential injection, and full session control via the Boundary CLI or Boundary Desktop. Here is the full architecture, configuration, and what I learned.

AWS has four distinct mechanisms to restrict permissions — and most engineers confuse them. This article breaks down SCPs, RCPs, Permission Boundaries and Session Policies: what each one limits, where it sits in the evaluation engine, and when to use which.

Dormant IAM credentials are not harmless — they are a ticking time bomb. I built IAM Cleanup, a serverless tool that automatically detects, tags, and removes unused IAM roles and policies before they become a liability.

Three fundamental misconceptions about AWS security that create dangerous blind spots in your security posture.