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Henry McArdle

Henry McArdle

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Experienced Cloud Engineer with a focus in Security and Development. Primary Languages include Python and Go. Currently work for a small fintech company. Enjoy all things AWS & Automation.

GoLang Modules & Binaries: Go Get vs Go Install

Jan 16, 20243 min read

A simple example of Go modules and binaries · Introduction Go uses modules as a way to package code and manage dependencies. It can be quite confusing...

GoLang Modules & Binaries: Go Get vs Go Install

Accessing Minikube ETCD Database in Kubernetes

Nov 29, 20234 min read

Look directly into ETCD, the backbone of your Kubernetes cluster · What is etcd? ETCD is the distributed key/value database that works in tandem with...

Accessing Minikube ETCD Database in Kubernetes

AWS: SecurityHub & Config Configuration Explained

Nov 16, 20233 min read

The AWS Documentation is vague on this subject, so this guide will detail the relationship between SecurityHub and Config. It's assumed that knowledge...

AWS: SecurityHub & Config Configuration Explained

KMS Demystified

Nov 16, 20238 min read

AWS KMS is one of those services that works tirelessly in the background but doesn't get a lot of love. It's common to automatically encrypt every...

KMS Demystified

Creating A Custom Terraform Reconciler in GoLang

Nov 11, 20232 min read

Terraform is an open-source product used widely across the industry for infrastructure deployments. There have been recent moves across various...

Creating A Custom Terraform Reconciler in GoLang

AWS Incident Response: IAM Key Compromise Sample Playbook

Nov 10, 20234 min read

There has been an alarmingly high volume of compromised AWS IAM keys in recent months, with the majority of these being caused by lazy practices and...

AWS Incident Response: IAM Key Compromise Sample Playbook