Cloud, API & Security
Architecture patterns for cloud services, gateways, authentication, and keeping APIs and workloads hardened in production.
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- OpenAPI ValidatorValidate OpenAPI JSON or YAML for basic structure and view a normalized JSON version.
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- API Authentication in 2026: OAuth 2.0, JWT, API Keys, and mTLS Compared
Learn when to use OAuth 2.0, JWT, API keys, or mTLS for APIs, including token design, revocation, key rotation, certificate handling, rate limiting, and secure implementation patterns.
- API Gateway Rate Limiting Strategies in 2026: Ocelot, YARP, and Kong
Learn how to design and implement API gateway rate limiting with Ocelot, YARP, and Kong, including distributed storage, token bucket algorithms, per-client policies, rate limit headers, and production hardening.
- API Gateway Authentication Patterns in 2026: JWT, OAuth2, API Keys, and mTLS
Learn how to secure API gateways with JWT, OAuth2, API keys, and mTLS, including token validation, refresh strategies, service-to-service identity, forwarding claims, monitoring, and production hardening.
- Amazon OpenSearch: A Practical Guide for Fast, Scalable Search
Learn how to use Amazon OpenSearch for full-text search, log analytics, time-series data, and vector search with better index design, shard planning, lifecycle management, and operational discipline.
- Microsoft Entra ID + .NET in 2026: Secure Authentication the Right Way
Learn how to protect ASP.NET Core APIs and web apps with Microsoft Entra ID using JWT bearer authentication, delegated scopes, app roles, MSAL, Microsoft Identity Web, and secure production patterns.
- AWS Architecture Patterns in 2026: Well-Architected in Practice
Learn how to apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework in real systems with reference patterns for serverless, containers, data platforms, event-driven architectures, security guardrails, observability, DR, and cost optimization.
- Azure Managed Identity Best Practices in 2026: Production Patterns for .NET
Learn how to use Azure Managed Identity securely in .NET with modern Azure Identity patterns, Key Vault integration, RBAC, service-to-service authentication, local development flows, and production deployment guidance.
- Why Azure in 2026: Practical Benefits for Startups and Enterprises
Learn where Azure delivers real operational value in 2026 through Entra ID, managed identities, App Service and Container Apps, data services, Azure DevOps and GitHub workflows, observability, cost governance, and hybrid capabilities.
- API Security in 2026: OWASP API Top 10 Prevention Guide
Learn how to defend against the OWASP API Top 10 in 2026 with production-ready patterns for authN, authZ, schema validation, rate limiting, API inventory, secrets, WAF, logging, incident response, and CI/CD security.
- Azure Files Performance Tuning in 2026: IOPS, Throughput, Tiers, and Cost
Learn how to tune Azure Files performance in 2026 by choosing the right billing model, understanding IOPS and throughput limits, avoiding common SMB and share-sizing mistakes, and balancing performance against cost.