Agentic Identity Framework: Securing AI Agents with OAuth 2.0 Scopes and Workload Identities

As AI agents transition from experimental tools to production systems executing real-world actions, identity and access management becomes critical. Traditional user-based authentication models fail when autonomous agents need to access resources, make API calls, and interact with external systems on behalf of users—or independently. This comprehensive guide explores the emerging Agentic Identity Framework, built on […]

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Azure Container Apps Dynamic Sessions: Secure Code Execution for AI Agents

AI agents that can write and execute code introduce significant security risks—from data exfiltration to resource abuse. Azure Container Apps Dynamic Sessions provides a solution: ephemeral, sandboxed execution environments that isolate agent-generated code from your production infrastructure. This comprehensive guide explores how to implement secure code execution for AI code interpreters, automated testing agents, and […]

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Ingress NGINX Deprecation: Complete Migration Guide to Kubernetes Gateway API

In January 2026, the Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees issued a critical warning: Ingress NGINX will cease receiving security patches from March 2026. With approximately 50% of cloud-native environments relying on this controller, this deprecation represents one of the most significant infrastructure migrations in Kubernetes history. This comprehensive guide provides a step-by-step migration path […]

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Production-Ready Agents: Observability, Security & Deployment – Part 8

Deploy AI agents to production with enterprise-grade observability, security, and resilience. Complete guide to OpenTelemetry, content safety, and Azure deployment.

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Case Study: Enterprise Healthcare Integration – Building a HIPAA-Compliant Patient-Provider Platform

The Challenge: Healthcare Integration at Scale Solution Architecture: High-Level Design (HLD) ⚖️ COMPLIANCE HIPAA Requirements Met: All PHI encrypted using AES-256 (at rest) and TLS 1.3 (in transit). Comprehensive audit logging captures all data access events with immutable records stored in Azure Monitor. Access controls implement principle of least privilege using Azure AD RBAC with […]

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Security as Code: Why the Best DevSecOps Teams Treat Vulnerabilities Like Bugs, Not Afterthoughts

The first time I watched a security vulnerability slip through our CI/CD pipeline and make it to production, I felt the same sinking feeling every engineer knows: that moment when you realize the system you trusted has a blind spot. It was 2019, and we had what we thought was a mature DevOps practice. Automated […]

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