Joe Kuhel

Senior Software Engineer @ HeroDevs, Inc. | Expert in security in the Java ecosystem and cloud technologies. Passionate about Spring, open source, and the technologies that power modern software.

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What do you know about the code changes that were just introduced into the codebase? When will you notice if something goes wrong?

Jakarta EE 11: Beyond the Era of Java EE

This user guide provides a brief history of Java EE/Jakarta EE and a detailed overview of some of the specifications that will be updated in Jakarta EE 11.

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Cipher Downgrade: How a Tomcat Update Could Weaken Your TLS Configuration

Table of Contents What's the risk?Who is AffectedThe FixHow to VerifyRecommendationA recent update to Apache Tomcat introduced a subtle but significant change to how TLS cipher suites are configured. If your Spring Boot application explicitly configures TLS ciphers, particularly TLSv1.3 ...

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Joe Kuhel

Apache Tomcat

Java Security Spring

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If you want to know what I spoke about in @jcon_conference in Germany, here's an interview I did at the @foojayio podcast:

#Java #JCON #JakartaEE #AI #A2A

02:06 PM · May 04, 2026

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Our team loves to meet and talk with the Java community from around the world. If you want to learn more. You can find all OmniFish presentations at: https://speakerdeck.com/omnifish, including links to the source code of related demos. Or get in touch for a free consultation call.

10:13 AM · April 30, 2026

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Another happy customer :)
"Their expertise and flexible hands-on troubleshooting support accelerated resolution of several unexpected hurdles and ultimately got us to a successful upgrade outcome."

If you would like to discuss how we could help your company, get in touch.

09:55 AM · April 21, 2026