HAProxy 3.3 Released
13 days ago
- #TLS
- #performance
- #load-balancing
- HAProxy 3.3 introduces downloadable packages compiled by HAProxy Technologies.
- Enhanced TLS features include expanded ACME support, automatic SNI, Encrypted Client Hello, and Kernel TLS.
- Improved observability with persistent stats over reloads for continuous metrics.
- Performance optimizations include default load balancing algorithm change to 'random' and better CPU/memory management.
- Experimental support for QUIC on the backend for future-proof compatibility.
- New security features like OAuth authentication improvements and TCP MD5 Signature support.
- Usability enhancements include version command options and warnings for deprecated features.
- Modernization of subsystems with dedicated buffers for applets to reduce contention.
- Deprecated features include certain backend directives and global QUIC-related directives.
- Breaking changes involve minimum Linux kernel version update and removal of the program section.