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Engineering essays from the bench.

War stories, architecture decisions, and the occasional tirade. Written by the engineers who shipped it.

5 essays found in SecurityClear
2026.08.15

Cloud IAM Best Practices Across AWS, Azure and GCP (2026 Guide)

How to integrate and manage IAM across AWS, Azure and GCP: one identity provider, least privilege as code, workload identity, and multi-cloud governance, from engineers who run it in production.

2026.04.09

az ad app list: Filter App Registrations by createdDateTime

Working az ad app list commands to filter, sort and export Entra app registrations by createdDateTime, why you only get 100, and when you need az rest.

2026.02.07

Identity and Access Management: A Modern IAM Strategy Guide

Build a modern IAM strategy covering SSO, MFA, RBAC vs ABAC, privileged access management, cloud IAM, and zero-standing-privileges for enterprise security.

2025.10.30

Penetration Testing Methodology: Scope, Run and Act on a Test

How a penetration test works end to end: types, standards, scoping, rules of engagement, reading findings, fixing them and retesting before the next audit.

2025.04.24

Incident Response Playbook: Template and Worked Example

How to write an incident response playbook that works at 3 a.m.: roles, severity levels, a template, a full leaked-cloud-key example, and notification clocks.