Although _I_'ve been busy converting all my Microsoft SQL Server RDS databases to hot new X2m instances, based on x2iedn 🧐 technology, I did come across an interesting piece of AWS trivia and a useful announcement: "AWS Management Console Private Access now works without internet connectivity" aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/aws-management-console-private The headline is confusing but if you have AWS VPN connectivity you can now access the console entirely on the private network. A VPC endpoint for static assets (JavaScript, CSS, images) was missing at launch in May, 2023. "AWS announces AWS Workload Credentials Provider" aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/aws-workload-credentials-provider This is an alternative to the Vault Agent, a replacement for the Secrets Manager Agent, and a way to avoid brittle scripts. Community Builder Ashish Kasaudhan (whom I don't know) has written one of the first articles with examples, awstip.com/aws-workload-credentials-provider-a-better-way-to-deliver-secrets-and-certificates-a86ca1b73279