Stop Putting Secrets in process.env: Encrypt Env Vars with AWS KMS
After a CVSS 10.0 RCE (CVE-2025-66478), we stopped trusting process.env. Here’s what I built instead
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Your Node.js AWS SDK v3 App Will Crash in Production Without This maxSockets Fix
Everything was fine until it wasn’t. Our Node.js app, powered by AWS SDK v3, started freezing during peak traffic. Requests to S3 and DynamoDB hung indefinitely, ECS tasks began restarting, and the logs were a blur of ETIMEDOUT and Socket hang up err...
Nov 7, 20255 min read151
A Practical Guide to AWS API Gateway
Build secure, scalable, and production-ready APIs using AWS API Gateway without getting lost in configuration hell.
Jul 2, 20254 min read37
MicroVM: Navigating Firecracker & Firectl
Unlocking Performance Efficiency in the Cloud
Sep 26, 20234 min read1.4K