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Changelog

What's New

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v2.1

Version 2.1.0

Major Release

October 20, 2025

New Features

  • Advanced pattern-based threat detection with 30+ attack signatures
  • Real-time WebSocket dashboard with live threat feed
  • Circuit breaker pattern for automatic failover
  • GraphQL query complexity analysis and depth limiting

Improvements

  • Reduced average latency to <5ms (down from 8ms)
  • Improved Redis caching efficiency by 40%
  • Enhanced rate limiting with sliding window algorithm
  • Better error messages in API responses

Security

  • Added TLS 1.3 support with perfect forward secrecy
  • Implemented tamper-evident audit logging with SHA-256 chains
  • Enhanced JWT validation with RS256 signatures
  • Added IP whitelisting with CIDR notation support
v2.0

Version 2.0.5

Patch

October 10, 2025

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed memory leak in WebSocket connections
  • Resolved Redis connection pool exhaustion under high load
  • Fixed OpenAPI validation false positives for optional fields
  • Corrected rate limit counter reset timing

Performance

  • Optimized database queries for analytics dashboard
  • Reduced Docker image size by 30%
  • Improved cold start time for serverless deployments
v2.0

Version 2.0.0

Major Release

September 25, 2025

Breaking Changes

  • Migrated to Next.js 15 with Turbopack for faster builds
  • Updated authentication flow to support OAuth 2.1
  • Renamed environment variables for consistency (see migration guide)

New Features

  • Kong-compatible plugin system with 8 lifecycle hooks
  • Bot detection with fingerprinting and challenge-response
  • Custom plugins support via TypeScript SDK
  • Multi-region deployment with automatic failover
v1.9

Version 1.9.2

Patch

September 10, 2025

Documentation

  • Added Python SDK examples
  • Improved API reference with interactive examples
  • New migration guide from Kong Enterprise
  • Video tutorials for common use cases

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