Published inHashiCorp Solutions Engineering Blog·PinnedMember-onlyWhy You Should be Using an Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP)How to Log in without a Virtual Private Network (VPN), Public IP address, or an SSH connection to any target machine Image Source: HashiCorp Digital warfare has early adopters, fast followers, and those left behind. Back in 1996, a Microsoft employee developed the PPTP. “The protocol created a more secure…Zero Trust6 min readZero Trust6 min read
Published inHashiCorp Solutions Engineering Blog·PinnedMember-onlyWhy I Believe HCL is Better than YAMLExplore the differences between YAML and HCL. Audience: practitioners, security professionals, operations teams, and technical advisers Tags: Terraform, YAML, HashiCorp Language (HCL), Computing, Cloud, Cloud Operating Model, HashiCorp, Nomad, Kubernetes There are several ways to automate infrastructure. By now most developers are probably familiar with YAML and HCL. Some may…Kubernetes5 min readKubernetes5 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyHashiCorp Cloud Engineer Certifications 2023Above are the HashiCorp certifications I recertified in 2023, and in this blog, I’ll share why they help with maintaining top skills for platform engineering. The three main skills they help you with are provisioning, connecting, and security. There is really no wrong place to start when adopting workflows to…Hashicorp3 min readHashicorp3 min read
Published inHashiCorp Solutions Engineering Blog·Jul 3Industrialize infrastructure as code in Government and IndustryTerraform agents’ best practices for regulated industries By: Joshua Tracey, Resident Engineer, HashiCorp Federal, & Greg Thomas, Sr Solutions Engineer, HashiCorp Federal Recently, an interesting post by Defense Scoop announced that “Intelligence agencies (are) confronting challenges with multi-cloud environments.” Modern information technology (IT) abstracts infrastructure from physical hardware using logical constructs programmed in software. The challenge is…Terraform5 min readTerraform5 min read
Published inHashiCorp Solutions Engineering Blog·May 11Infrastructure as code in government and regulated industriesExplore policy as code and security models for Terraforming Modern IT abstracts infrastructure from physical hardware using logical constructs programmed in software. This abstraction accelerates the shift from static, on-premises, physical IT infrastructure to logical, distributed, software-defined resources that can be provisioned and de-provisioned rapidly using infrastructure as code (IaC). IaC defines infrastructure in software configuration files, effectively codifying…Terraform7 min readTerraform7 min read
Published inHashiCorp Solutions Engineering Blog·Apr 6Don’t make application security a network layer problemTreating a network like it is already compromised is at the core of zero trust security. Knowing this, why are so many “secure” systems still taking a network-centric approach, relying mainly on their firewalls to protect them? In this article, we will examine why migrating to a service-based network architecture…Zero Trust6 min readZero Trust6 min read
Mar 15Member-onlyNSA Provides Guidance for ICAMNSA Releases Recommendations for Maturing Identity, Credential, and Access Management in Zero Trust — The National Security Agency (NSA) has followed up on, Embracing a Zero Trust Security Model to assist system operators in maturing their identity and credential access management (ICAM) capabilities. Check out HashiCorp’s response to the initial model in a three-part series featured in the Intelligence Community News.Zero Trust3 min readZero Trust3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Jan 29Member-onlyHow the Hiring Our Heroes Program Helped me Transition from the U.S. Military to a Successful Career in the Tech IndustryMy Personal Experience — The Challenge of Transitioning from the Military We can serve our family, community, or nation in many ways. One of the most difficult is the Military. Besides the hardships you endure in service, you will face a final challenge leaving the service. Each transition story is different, and no two Veterans have the same stress or experience…Military4 min readMilitary4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Jan 21Member-only10 Years Later: Reflecting on my Experience at Ranger SchoolWhy You Should Hire Ranger-Qualified Veterans as Leaders — It is Never about You Leadership is about bringing those around you up. It has nothing to do with individual success. If you think it does, you will fail Ranger School and leadership efforts in life. I failed my first attempt at Ranger School; no excuse. I will share my Experience over a decade ago…Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
Published inNerd For Tech·Jan 9Member-onlyNomad + WASMKicking the Tires After KubeCon with Nomad + WASM WebAssembly, sometimes abbreviated WASM was a popular topic at KubeCon 2022. A few people explained it as a way to not worry about as much garbage collection (GC). WASM provides a way to remove layers of infrastructure and produce more value through byte code. The textbook definition of WebAssembly is…Wasm3 min readWasm3 min read
