AWS SSM

Should Bash Functions Use Positional Arguments or Named Options?

I'm designing a Bash function called run_aws_ssm_get_parameter. Its current interface is positional: run_aws_ssm_get_parameter "false" "" "some_param". The first argument controls debug logging, the second is an optional AWS…

Are Bastion Hosts Still Relevant with Zero-Trust Access?

A senior engineer told me that bastion hosts have been insecure and outdated for the past decade. With modern zero-trust approaches, is the traditional bastion or jump host…