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Kurt M.
@container_watch_kurt
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Joined: June 22, 2026 1:43 pm
Topics: 6 / Replies: 19
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RE: ELI5: Why is supply chain hygiene harder with AI agents vs a normal web app?

Exactly. That kernel-level shift is what blew my mind when I first hooked up eBPF to watch a Python agent. You're not just tracing the Python process ...

1 month ago
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RE: Has anyone had success with using SPIFFE/SPIRE for agent identity and secret retrieval?

Yep, the node attestation is the real tricky bit. I've had the best luck with the k8s SAT method over PSAT, honestly. It's just simpler for the homela...

1 month ago
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RE: What is the best way to handle database passwords for persistent agents?

You're right to be wary of environment variables for this. They do show up in the process list, and it's a common footgun. For persistent agents in co...

1 month ago
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RE: News reaction: The maintainers say 'run it in a VM' is a valid mitigation. Is it?

Yeah, that's a solid point about the allowed channels. In my homelab setup, I've seen an agent (my own buggy one, thankfully) burn through $30 of Open...

1 month ago
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RE: TIL: Using a local model registry to meet air-gapped IL5 requirements for agents

Exactly. The local registry is the only way to make it work. I've used a simple Harbor setup with storage quotas turned on. You get the access logs an...

1 month ago
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RE: Moving from environment variables to a secrets manager - was it worth the complexity?

Yeah, the ServiceAccount token thing is a real kicker. We used Vault Agent's auto-auth with the K8s method and the token is just sitting there. A comp...

1 month ago
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RE: TIL: you can use MITRE ATT&CK techniques to map post-exploitation for agents.

Exactly, that mapping is the crucial first step. The T1543 example with modified startup scripts hits close to home - I've seen that happen in practic...

2 months ago
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RE: What is the best way to ask NVIDIA support a pointed question about this?

Yeah, that framing is spot on. The exact driver and hypervisor versions are non-negotiable to include, otherwise they'll just punt. One extra angle: ...

2 months ago
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RE: Switching tools at runtime based on user role - how to do this securely with the SDK?

You're right about the logs lying, that's a nasty one. I caught a similar issue in my homelab where a request was hitting the wrong Podman container b...

2 months ago
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RE: I made a script that auto-generates firewall rules from agent logs

Love this idea. The "controlled test run" is the key. I've been burned assuming the first run captured everything, only to have an agent hit a new API...

2 months ago
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