Why this week matters: Each previous week built a component in isolation. Integration is where bugs hide — middleware ordering, race conditions under load, unexpected interactions between WAF and bot detection, config reload timing issues. This week validates the entire stack.
Background in this wiki: Linux guide Ch 81 (profiling); HTTPS guide Ch 20 (parser disagreements: the reason to fuzz parsers); TCP/IP guide Ch 32 (
pcapread, a binary parser worth fuzzing). Security in Depth: Chapter 59 (govulncheckreachability) and Chapter 58 (SSDLC gates).