The final part of Domain 1 covers encryption, secrets management, and VPC networking — how to protect data at rest and in transit, and how to architect a secure network in AWS.
Guarding the Cloud: Security Services & Auditing
Part 2 covers the security services that protect, detect, and audit your AWS environment — WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, Inspector, Macie, and the IAM tools that keep your permissions in check.
AWS SAA-C03: Identity & Access Management
Domain 1 of the SAA-C03 covers secure architectures — and it starts with identity. Here’s everything I’ve learned about IAM, STS, Cognito, Organizations, and how AWS decides who gets to do what.
Fixing Android 16KB Page Size Without Upgrading AGP
Google Play now rejects apps that don’t support 16KB memory page sizes. The official fix is upgrading to AGP 8.5+, but that’s not always practical. Here’s how I fixed it with post-build patching scripts — no toolchain changes required.
My First Hackathon… Nightmare!
My team BismillahMergePR placed 5th out of 21 teams at the AI Fiqh Hackathon. We built Agent Deen, a RAG-based Shariah compliance chatbot, and BarakahVault, an ethical Islamic investment platform — all in three days.