--- title: "Karim El Jamali (@kj25064) | Hashnode" description: "At the crossroads of Networking, Kubernetes, Security, and AI. Read the latest articles by Karim El Jamali on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@kj25064" --- @kj25064 # Karim El Jamali @kj25064 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Joined December 2023 At the crossroads of Networking, Kubernetes, Security, and AI ### [Cross-App Access: How an AI Agent Reaches an MCP Server It Doesn't Own](https://jamali.hashnode.dev/cross-app-access?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learn how Cross-App Access (XAA) & ID-JAG let AI agents reach MCP servers through your IdP,no consent screens. Hands on Lab with Okta and Claude Code. 12 min read · [jamali.hashnode.dev](https://jamali.hashnode.dev/cross-app-access?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 23](https://hashnode.com/posts/cross-app-access/6ab4046b90c38bc0a4c9bd8a) ### [Gateway API Inference Extensions: An AI Aware Load Balancer](https://jamali.hashnode.dev/gateway-api-inference-extensions?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learn how AI Gateways use EPP, KV cache awareness, prefix caching, and InferencePools to optimize LLM routing and GPU efficiency. 10 min read · [jamali.hashnode.dev](https://jamali.hashnode.dev/gateway-api-inference-extensions?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 17](https://hashnode.com/posts/gateway-api-inference-extensions/6a06d3bc9c794cb65303d5ec) ### [Model Context Protocol (MCP): Solving the Identity Challenge in Agentic AI](https://jamali.hashnode.dev/model-context-protocol-mcp-solving-the-identity-challenge-in-agentic-ai?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Master MCP security: Use OAuth, CIMD, and OBO to move AI agents from 'black box' to trusted enterprise entities. A step-by-step cryptographic guide. 14 min read · [jamali.hashnode.dev](https://jamali.hashnode.dev/model-context-protocol-mcp-solving-the-identity-challenge-in-agentic-ai?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mar 29](https://hashnode.com/posts/model-context-protocol-mcp-solving-the-identity-challenge-in-agentic-ai/69ce5eee0ff860b6debd0960) ### [EKS Networking 1/2](https://jamali.hashnode.dev/eks-networking-part-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Intro to EKS Networking with VPC CNI: Covers architecture, secondary IPs, prefix delegation, and custom networking modes. 1 min read · [jamali.hashnode.dev](https://jamali.hashnode.dev/eks-networking-part-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 15, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/eks-networking-part-1/6876c1982a36f03c94c5bfbb) ### [Amazon VPC Route Server](https://jamali.hashnode.dev/aws-vpc-route-server?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A quick 10-minute video on the AWS VPC Route Server — what problem it solves, how it works, and a live demo of dynamic BGP routing in action. 1 min read · [jamali.hashnode.dev](https://jamali.hashnode.dev/aws-vpc-route-server?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 19, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/aws-vpc-route-server/682b736d6870f3cc1a0cf794)