Articles and insights about software engineering, development practices, and the Grant Platform project.
Unix permissions are not granular—they are intentionally simple. This 50-year-old security model still underpins containers, cloud systems, and Kubernetes. Learn why limiting expressiveness is the real security feature.
Discover how OAuth 2.0 enables trusted delegation of access through an engaging story about three entities working together, then dive deep into the technical details with sequence diagrams, historical context, and a practical GitHub integration example.
A friendly introduction to Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), exploring how this powerful standard shapes authorization in AWS IAM, GCP, GitHub, and countless other platforms we use every day.
A complete guide to setting up a privacy-focused, offline AI coding assistant using Ollama, Qwen-Coder, and the Continue extension in VSCode.
My journey from struggling with password managers and MFA to researching OTP standards and compliance requirements, leading to a focus on building authentication and authorization solutions.
Introducing my new blog section where I'll share insights about the Grant Platform and software engineering practices.