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Matthew Wilkes

Worked on the DFE-Digital/care-leavers repository to refine managed firewall rules, focusing on reducing false positives that interfered with Snapchat conversion tracking. Addressed an issue where the _ScCbts cookie, set at the education.gov.uk domain level, was being incorrectly blocked by Azure Front Door’s firewall due to its content and expiry. Using HCL and applying cloud security and firewall management expertise, implemented an exclusion for this cookie to maintain legitimate traffic flow while preserving the security posture. Documented the rationale for the change and ensured alignment with estate-wide cookie handling policies, supporting consistent infrastructure as code practices across the environment.

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Repository Contributions

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Bugs
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Commits
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Features
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Lines of code
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Activity Months1

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Work History

April 2025

1 Commits

Apr 1, 2025

April 2025 — Key firewall-rule refinement in the DFE-Digital/care-leavers project to reduce false positives and preserve Snapchat conversion tracking. Excluded the _ScCbts cookie from Front Door managed firewall rules, preventing legitimate requests from being blocked while maintaining security posture. The change is tracked by commit f4f039044c71e1d41a53ecea9c5ed76137a0b7f5 and supports estate-wide cookie handling practices.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness80.0%
Maintainability80.0%
Architecture80.0%
Performance80.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

HCL

Technical Skills

Cloud SecurityFirewall ManagementInfrastructure as Code

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

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DFE-Digital/care-leavers

Apr 2025 Apr 2025
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Languages Used

HCL

Technical Skills

Cloud SecurityFirewall ManagementInfrastructure as Code