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Why We Replaced Our VPN Infrastructure with Service-Level Access Controls

Why We Replaced Our VPN Infrastructure with Service-Level Access Controls

Back in 2017, while leading infrastructure at a fast-growing fintech, I watched our engineering teams waste thousands of hours wrestling with VPN infrastructure. The same patterns kept emerging - what started as a simple OpenVPN setup inevitably morphed into a complex maze of certificates, routing tables, and security patches. This

Breaking Free from Database Access Management Hell: A DevOps Case Study

Breaking Free from Database Access Management Hell: A DevOps Case Study

When the leading tech company UnicoID Tech SRE team found themselves drowning in database access management tasks, they knew something had to change. The traditional approach of manually provisioning database access was creating significant operational overhead and security risks. This case study examines how they transformed their database access management

Packet Manipulation: The Missing Link in Network Security Nobody's Talking About

Packet Manipulation: The Missing Link in Network Security Nobody's Talking About

Why is SSH still around if we have so many better options? Because they're not 10x better. Solving SSO and recording sessions isn't enough to make people move. They're getting secure connections and if they do a good job of securing their passwords, everything is fine. Passwords aren't good, but

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API Tokens: Access Control for Secure Integrations

Managing access is a critical part of building secure and efficient APIs. When working with APIs, you need a system that ensures only the right people or systems can access specific data or actions. API tokens, combined with well-planned access control policies, offer a reliable solution for securing your API

Access Control CCPA Data Compliance: Building Trust Through Precision

When it comes to handling consumer data, businesses face growing regulations that demand both transparency and control. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is one of the key frameworks in ensuring that personal data is protected and accessible only to those who truly need it. Access control plays a pivotal

API Tokens: Access Control for Secure Integrations

Managing access is a critical part of building secure and efficient APIs. When working with APIs, you need a system that ensures only the right people or systems can access specific data or actions. API tokens, combined with well-planned access control policies, offer a reliable solution for securing your API

Hoop.dev Agent Systemd Deployment Guide

This guide walks through deploying the Hoop.dev agent as a systemd service on Linux systems, ensuring the agent runs automatically on boot and restarts on failure. Prerequisites * Linux system with systemd (Ubuntu 16.04+, CentOS 7+, RHEL 7+, etc.) * Root or sudo access * 🔑 Hoop.dev agent key: Create an

Agent Gateway Connection Logic

This post describes the connection logic between the agent and the gateway, including all the retry mechanisms, timeouts, and connection management details. Overview The agent connects to the gateway using gRPC with a streaming connection. The connection logic handles authentication, retries, exponential backoff, and keepalive mechanisms. Connection Modes 1. Standard

The Definitive Guide to DevOps: Principles, Practices, and Future Directions

DevOps has revolutionized software development and IT operations by bridging the gap between developers and operations teams. This methodology integrates culture, automation, and collaboration to enhance agility, scalability, and security. In this guide, we explore the core principles, best practices, and emerging trends shaping DevOps in 2025. Foundations of DevOps

Releases

Introducing MongoDB Protocol Data Masking Integration

This release 1.25.18+ introduces the integration with data masking with Google Data Loos Prevention. What Is this Integration It allows redacting content from a MongoDB database in realtime when accessing the database with any mongo client. Getting Started Create a MongoDB database and enable the data masking with

Launching Vault Integration

The release 1.24.6+ introduces integration with HashiCorp Vault. What Is Vault Integration It allows obtaining credentials securely from a Key Value secrets engine when interacting with Connections on Hoop. Getting Started with Vault Integration Create a Postgres database Connection on Hoop mapping the secret from a KV Version

A bundle of improvements and fixes

In this update, our team focused on investigating and resolving various UI/UX issues, while also addressing several broken workflows. This release bundles together improvements designed to enhance your experience and ensure smoother operations throughout the platform. What’s included in this bundle? Here’s a detailed list of all

Case Studies

How Dock Automated Financial Operations and Compliance through DevOps

About Dock Dock is a Brazilian-born financial technology infrastructure provider that powers payments and digital banking across Latin America. Through its API-first platform, Dock enables companies to launch digital accounts, branded cards, Pix instant payments, acquiring, risk & compliance, and more. Dock manages the technology, operations, and regulatory complexity so customers

How PicPay Made Strict Compliance an Inline Feature of Frictionless Access

About PicPay A Leader in Banking, FinTech, and Digital Commerce PicPay, founded in 2012, is a leading Brazilian fintech company that has grown from a digital wallet into a full-service financial platform with over 60 million users. Today, PicPay innovates like a tech company, but with the scale and reliability

How RDStation Secured their Databases and Cut Access Friction

About RD Station The Leading CRM/Marketing Automation Platform of Latin America Founded in 2011, RD Station has emerged as Latin America's leading marketing automation and CRM platform. The company provides cloud-based software to help businesses attract, manage, and convert marketing leads through comprehensive digital marketing tools, including social media