DynamoDB Table Design Principles - NoSQL Modeling
Abstract DynamoDB is one of the most popular NoSQL DB storages, that has amazing performance and scaling characteristics and is widely used in many designs. There is mindshift that requires us to ...
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Integrating AWS Client VPN with pfSense (most popular OpenSource Router and Firewall)
Abstract This Post explores integration of AWS Client VPN with pfSense, streamlining operations to utilize a single VPN connection per pfSense router. Furthermore, it dives into the potential for...
Automating AWS Client VPN creation with Terraform and Scripts
Abstract In previous Post Latest AWS Managed Client VPN Connection, we checked how managed AWS VPN Client allows much faster and secure bootstrap OpenVPN server compared to DIY EC2-based instance s...
Latest AWS Managed Client VPN Connection
Abstract Creating and managing VPN connections to AWS Cloud Networks is a regular task that we periodically face with. One of the communication channels is VPN connection. For a while if you want t...
Registering domain name in Route53 and integrating it with Hosting Server through CNAME
Abstract Creating a personalized online presence is an essential step for bloggers, developers, and content creators. One powerful way to establish your brand is by registering a custom domain name...
Challenges with Transferring DynamoDB Table using native AWS DynamoDB Import/Export from S3. Implementing own importing tool.
Abstract Transferring DynamoDB tables using AWS DynamoDB Import/Export from Amazon S3 can be a powerful solution for data migration. However, there are certain challenges that may arise during the...
Intercepting AWS CLI and SDK API calls with MITM proxy. How ACCESS_KEY and ACCESS_SECRET_KEY are applied. Signature Version 4 Under the Hood.
Abstract In the previous post we have checked how to setup AWS API Gateway with AWS IAM authorization. To access its secured endpoint we were using Postman, all we need to call the API is to choose...
AWS API Gateway with AWS IAM authorization
Abstract AWS API Gateway is widely used in various integrations and architectures. One common use case for enhancing its authorization level is by incorporating an authorizer lambda or integrating ...
AWS Costs optimization Tools and Frameworks: Extract from AWS Series
Abstract AWS provides various tools and best practices to control, audit your billing expenses. These tools enable you to maintain optimal spending levels through the implementation of different ...
AWS XRAY tracing. Part 3: Sampling & Billing
Abstract AWS x-ray Sampling allows defining traces recording behavior (rate of traces per-second, predicates to filter what traces to record, etc.) Applying different sampling configurations we ca...