Author: Ayush Rusia

Build an MCP server and Integrate it with Claude Desktop

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is rapidly transforming how AI assistants interact with external data and tools. If you want to empower AI with real-world data—like live weather updates—building a custom MCP server is a great project. Here’s a step-by-step guide on setting up a simple weather server using MCP and connecting it with Claude … Continue reading Build an MCP server and Integrate it with Claude Desktop

Edera’s Am-I-Isolated Tool: Fortifying Container Security

In the fast-evolving landscape of cloud-native technologies, securing containerized workloads is a top priority. Kubernetes and containers power modern applications, but their shared kernel architecture introduces risks like privilege escalation and container breakouts. Edera’s Am-I-Isolated tool, an open-source security scanner, steps in to address these challenges by evaluating container isolation and offering practical fixes. Written … Continue reading Edera’s Am-I-Isolated Tool: Fortifying Container Security

Set up Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Vault

Providing efficient and customized access management for sensitive information is critical to upholding robust security and protecting a company’s confidential data. With HashiCorp Vault’s roles and policies, you can implement that control reliably and with assurance. Prerequisites: You require a running vault cluster for this activity. Refer to the official link https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/platform/k8s/helm/run for a refresher … Continue reading Set up Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Vault

Set Up Mutual TLS (mTLS) with Vault’s PKI Secrets Engine

Mutual TLS (mTLS) is a security mechanism that requires both the client and the server to verify each other's identities using digital certificates. In contrast to one-way TLS, where only the server’s identity is validated, mTLS adds an extra layer of security by ensuring mutual authentication. Vault's PKI secrets engine streamlines the management of these … Continue reading Set Up Mutual TLS (mTLS) with Vault’s PKI Secrets Engine

Boosting Efficiency in Microservices with Bazel – Part 1

Modern software development often relies on large-scale microservices architectures. However, ensuring efficiency and consistency in building and testing these systems can be challenging. Key issues include: Slow Build Times: Building large-scale applications with multiple dependencies often leads to extended build durations, negatively impacting developer productivity. Inconsistent Build Environments: Variations in developer environments and CI/CD pipelines … Continue reading Boosting Efficiency in Microservices with Bazel – Part 1

Efficient and Reliable Multi-Architecture Docker Image Building with BuildX

Building and distributing single-architecture Docker images efficiently and reliably across diverse computing environments presents a significant challenge. Additionally, managing the complexity of building and pushing multiple images for different architectures can be time-consuming and error-prone. For instance, imagine a scenario where a customer initially uses an x64 (Windows) based operating system to run containerized applications. … Continue reading Efficient and Reliable Multi-Architecture Docker Image Building with BuildX

Set transparency level using Python Imaging Library/Pillow

Image processing can be allowed using The Python Imaging Library or PIL. Unfortunately PIL's last release was in 2009 and then it stopped getting updated. Luckily there were some Python techies who came along and forked PIL and named their project as Pillow. This project Pillow is the enhanced replacement of PIL which also supports … Continue reading Set transparency level using Python Imaging Library/Pillow