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May 21-22, 2026
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Thursday May 21, 2026 4:10pm - 4:35pm CDT
Synthetic monitoring and end-to-end testing often require dangerous levels of access to production systems. Last summer, I nearly emailed my bank details to a team I was training on new testing tools. If I hadn't caught that mistake, I probably would have dumped them into an OTel collector too.

This session explores the security implications of common testing practices, and presents practical alternatives that maintain observability without compromising security.

Attendees will learn authentication and authorization patterns to improve test security across the software development lifecycle.

Implementing mitigations like health check endpoints, synthetic data, and privilege separation spans the full stack of infrastructure, development, monitoring, and governance. Attendees will leave with a shared vocabulary they can use to align business, development, security, and observability teams on safer test traffic in production.
Speakers
avatar for Katie Kodes

Katie Kodes

DevOps Architect
Katie is a DevOps architect who brings clarity to complex technical challenges across the entire stack. With experience ranging from infrastructure to front-end development, she helps teams build reliable, observable systems that deliver real business value. A passionate educator... Read More →
Thursday May 21, 2026 4:10pm - 4:35pm CDT
Level One | Ballroom A

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