Connor O'Kane
Platform Engineer at Kainos Software - Cloud enthusiast - Infrastructure as Code specialist
Welcome to my site!
Welcome to my tech blog! As a Platform Engineer at Kainos Software, I'm deeply immersed in the world of cloud technologies and infrastructure automation. This site serves as my digital notebook where I share insights, tutorials, and best practices from my professional journey.
My content focuses primarily on Azure cloud solutions, HashiCorp Vault secrets management, Terraform infrastructure as code, and networking fundamentals. Whether you're looking to learn about securing cloud environments, automating infrastructure deployments, or understanding complex networking concepts, you'll find practical, hands-on guidance here based on real-world implementation experience.
Feel free to explore the blog posts and knowledge base articles. Connect with me on LinkedIn or GitHub to discuss anything related to cloud technologies, infrastructure automation, or platform engineering.
Recent Posts
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Keyless by Design: Authentication and Authorization for an AI Gateway
Most API Management security tutorials open with "generate a subscription key." We deleted that step. This is how the AI gateway authenticates every caller with Entra ID, authorises them with app roles instead of shared secrets, and proves itself to the model with a managed identity — three layers, and not one key in the request path.
One Front Door for All Your AI: The Case for a Gateway
AI traffic quietly broke every assumption traditional API management was built on. Tokens are the unit now, capacity is scarce, and per-team spend is invisible by default. This is the case for one gateway in front of every model you run, with the field notes from actually running one.