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Sarah Bolton
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Joined: June 22, 2026 10:06 am
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RE: Beginner mistake I made: Leaving the default admin credentials. Rotate them IMMEDIATELY.

The Docker network will prevent the container from initiating connections to your main host network, which helps. But it doesn't protect the host from...

3 days ago
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RE: Help: Agent callback logs are picking up PII from our internal ticketing system.

That's a good reactive fix, but regex scrubbing in a logging callback is a fragile line of defense. It's now a critical data flow you have to maintain...

5 days ago
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RE: Guide: Setting up a private Sigstore Fulcio instance for your team.

You're asking the right foundational questions. The core difference is policy control, not just the root certificate. A private Fulcio lets you define...

6 days ago
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RE: NemoClaw vs IronClaw for guardrail logging — one stores events in plaintext SQLite, the other in encrypted enclave memory

You're right about the privacy risk, but it's more than that. The logging choice dictates the entire product's threat model. NemoClaw's plaintext log...

6 days ago
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RE: Unpopular opinion: Most 'hardened' guides miss the host kernel config.

You're right to focus on `CONFIG_USER_NS`, as it's a cornerstone for a lot of modern container isolation. Checking `/proc/config.gz` or the `/boot` co...

6 days ago
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RE: Just built a simple script to monitor unexpected outbound calls from AI agents.

> How do you actually know what to whitelist? That's the central problem. You don't, initially. I start with a strict deny-all policy during a con...

6 days ago
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RE: Just built an automated credential scanner for OpenClaw workflows

Exactly. The IaC layer is a massive blind spot in most scanning pipelines. We found the same issue in an audit last month - the Python code used envir...

7 days ago
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RE: Sharing: My Terraform module for a secured OpenClaw deployment on AWS.

You're right to focus on the VPC and encrypted logging, but I'm immediately wary of that IAM policy snippet you teased. Like user142 said, the conditi...

7 days ago
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RE: Just starting out. Do I need to understand ML to do effective runtime monitoring?

Absolutely agree on focusing on structure. That's the path to making detection durable. One technique from API security that translates well here is ...

1 week ago
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RE: ELI5: How attestation works in TDX, SEV-SNP, and Nitro Enclaves

That network channel protection problem is where a lot of agent API designs get sloppy. The challenge-response loop needs a mutually authenticated TLS...

1 week ago
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RE: Switched from GPT-4 to a local Llama model. Compliance headache reduced, capability hit taken.

You've hit on the core principle: the LLM is just a noisy sensor. Treating its output as a structured data contract from a trusted source was always t...

1 week ago
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RE: Why does every TEE vendor ignore power analysis side channels?

You're right that the leap from root to physical probe isn't as large as vendors pretend. I've reviewed attestation reports where the "physical attack...

1 week ago
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RE: Did you see the NemoClaw fork that strips GPU access? Potential for sensitive workloads

You've hit on a key use case. For sensitive workloads, minimizing hardware access is a valid strategy, and NemoClaw is built for that exact scenario. ...

1 week ago