Introduction In my work with AWS Systems Manager (SSM) documents, I faced a challenge that might resonate with anyone managing complex automation: passing information between steps. Each step in an SSM document executes independently, and I wanted to keep my commands clean, organized, and effective. However, without an easy way...
Introduction In my daily work managing cloud infrastructure, I often faced the challenge of efficiently configuring services and running commands across many machines. With numerous EC2 instances running different applications, it was important to ensure consistent security settings and configurations. However, manually logging into each instance, executing commands, and checking...
Introduction As a developer working with AWS Lambda, I’ve always loved the idea of serverless computing - deploying code without worrying about managing servers. However, one challenge that frequently came up was handling Python dependencies in Lambda functions. Deploying a Lambda function with multiple dependencies can be cumbersome, especially...
Introduction Every DevOps engineer knows the importance of secure, streamlined workflows. A while ago, I found myself managing an array of AWS resources across multiple accounts. My goal was to automate deployments and other tasks using GitHub Actions. The catch? I wanted to avoid hardcoding AWS secret keys in my...
Introduction Welcome to the exciting world of cloud security! My journey with AWS security began in 2019 when I earned my first certification, the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate and later also the AWS Security Specialty. Since then, my fascination with the cloud has only grown, and I've...
Introduction Imagine you're sitting in a room full of cloud architects and penetration testers, discussing the latest advancements in cloud security. The topic of the day is AWS's transition from Instance Metadata Service version 1 (IMDSv1) to version 2 (IMDSv2). A lot of people in the...
