Engineering notes

Operational answers, grounded in shipped tools

Practical workflows for HAProxy configuration and certificate inspection, with explicit safety boundaries and links to the implementation and primary documentation.

HAProxy workflow

Validate an HAProxy 3.4 configuration in VS Code before reload

Use version-aware editor feedback to catch HAProxy configuration mistakes early, then run the real HAProxy 3.4 configuration check before reload.

Juan Torchia6 min read
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Certificate inspection

Inspect X.509 SANs, expiry, and fingerprints in VS Code without uploading a certificate

A local workflow for inspecting certificate identity, Subject Alternative Names, validity, and fingerprints in VS Code without a web upload.

Juan Torchia6 min read
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Keystore formats

PKCS#12, JKS, and JCEKS: what each CertView plugin can inspect

Compare PKCS#12/PFX, JKS, and JCEKS support in CertView for VS Code and JetBrains, including password handling and validation boundaries.

Juan Torchia7 min read
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Tooling boundaries

OpenSSL and keytool versus local IDE certificate inspection

Choose between OpenSSL, keytool, and local IDE certificate viewers by workflow, automation needs, safety boundary, and source format.

Juan Torchia7 min read
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