During November 2024, Kliberti worked on the rapid7/strimzi-kafka-operator repository, focusing on enhancing API credential management for improved security. They refactored the backend to transition from user-managed to co-managed credentials, ensuring only essential users are granted access. This involved updating the HashLoginServiceApiCredentials component to filter out non-essential users during credential generation and removing outdated Cruise Control API users. Kliberti also revised the project’s AsciiDoc documentation to reflect the new security model. Their work demonstrated depth in API management, backend development, and Kubernetes operators, addressing evolving security requirements through targeted code changes and comprehensive documentation updates.