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Node.js + AWS Secrets Manager: Encryption Lessons and Insights

My team recently ran into a few issues when decrypting and storing secrets in AWS Secrets Manager. Here’s what I learned.

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Encrypt Per-User Data with AWS Secrets Manager and KMS

I'll share a strategy for using AWS Secrets Manager and KMS to encrypt and decrypt secret data using one key per user.

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Aurora MySQL 8 Upgrade: Using the AWS Blue/Green Style

Upgrade database with AWS RDS going from Aurora MySQL 5.7 to 8.0 using Blue/Green deployment. No downtime. No more RDS Extended Support.

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Use AWS API Gateway for External Access to an Existing Web App

Learn how to use AWS API Gateway with OpenAPI to quickly add support for external API access to an existing web app.

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Extend Keyed Serial Queues to Support Web Concurrency

In my project, we used keyed serial queues to sync our server's set of application files with a currently published manifest.

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Secure Client-facing S3 Content by Presigning URLs

As AWS becomes a popular service for companies to store content, we owe customers security and peace of mind. One strategy: Presigning URLs.

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Improve Feature Flagging with AWS AppConfig

Feature flags are essential parts of continuous delivery. Here is why my software development team chose AWS AppConfig to meet our needs.

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Using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with AWS

I researched a script that prompts a user for an MFA token in AWS if it’s needed and sets a temporary user session in the credentials file.

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Get VPN Access into Your AWS VPC with Tailscale

Forget complicated VPN solutions. You can use Tailscale to access resources in your AWS VPC ridiculously easily with this Terraform module.

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AWS Lambda: Trap or Treasure for API Backends?

Is it a good idea to use AWS Lambda as the compute behind an API? Or do the vast array of Lambda-based API examples lay a scaling trap for developers?

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How to Create a Scheduled Lambda in AWS CDK

This tutorial shows you how to run a lambda on a schedule. While scheduled lambdas are powerful, they are best used in executing repeated tasks.

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AWS Remote Database Management Without SSH

When it comes to AWS remote database management, if you can't install the agent directly on the private host, you can set up a bastion running the agent.

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