A production-grade Python Flask web application deployed on Microsoft Azure, designed as both a secure content platform and a hands-on cloud security project. The site serves as a cybersecurity blog while demonstrating real-world deployment, monitoring, and application hardening practices.
Many personal websites and blogs are deployed with minimal security considerations, exposing unnecessary attack surface and configuration weaknesses.
The goal of this project was to design and deploy a real-world web application that prioritizes security, reliability, and maintainability from the ground up.
The application needed to function as both a public-facing portfolio and a hands-on environment for learning cloud security, monitoring, and vulnerability remediation.
I treated this project as a production system rather than a demo or academic exercise.
Instead of focusing solely on application functionality, I emphasized secure deployment, infrastructure hardening, and operational visibility.
Security decisions were made with real-world tradeoffs in mind, balancing usability, exposure, and maintainability.
Designed and developed a Python Flask web application to host technical content and project case studies
Containerized the application using Docker to ensure consistent deployment and environment isolation
Deployed the containerized application to Azure App Service
Configured SSL/TLS using both self-signed certificates during testing and Azure-managed certificates for production
Implemented Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules, including geographic access restrictions
Hardened the deployment through Azure Security Center and Microsoft Defender for Cloud recommendations
Performed ongoing monitoring, troubleshooting, and configuration management using Linux-based command-line tools
Published technical documentation and CTF walkthroughs to demonstrate structured testing, analysis, and reporting workflows
This project prioritized real-world cloud security practices over feature completeness.
The application was deployed behind Azure WAF to reduce exposure and mitigate common web threats.
Security findings from Azure Security Center and Microsoft Defender for Cloud were reviewed and remediated as part of the deployment lifecycle.
Production infrastructure and configuration details are intentionally kept private to avoid exposing sensitive implementation details.
The project demonstrates practical experience in application hardening, cloud monitoring, and secure system operations.
Successfully deployed and maintained a secure, publicly accessible Flask application on Microsoft Azure.
Demonstrated hands-on experience with cloud deployment, containerization, and security tooling in a production-like environment.
Improved understanding of real-world attack surface management, monitoring, and remediation workflows.
Delivered a scalable foundation for ongoing security experimentation, documentation, and portfolio growth.
This project runs on a live production environment. The source code and infrastructure are intentionally kept private to protect system integrity and security.
