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Authenticating GitHub Actions to AWS Without Access Keys (OIDC)

While being mentored on GitHub Actions recently, my mentor told me to use OIDC to authenticate to AWS. I honestly had no idea you could authenticate without a static access key, so I dug deeper.

  • OIDC enables GitHub Actions to authenticate with AWS without access keys
  • Set up involves creating an OIDC provider, IAM role, trust policy, and GitHub Actions workflow
  • Temporary AWS credentials expire after each workflow run, enhancing security

MockMate: a free interview coach for [friend's name] that runs on my own laptop

This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend What I Built Ragul is preparing for cloud and data analytics jobs in Tamil Nadu, and so am I, which means we both know…

  • MockMate is a free interview coach app for interview preparation
  • Runs on user's laptop using open-weight model Qwen2.5:7b
  • Provides scoring, feedback, and tracks progress offline

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