
Announcing HAProxy Data Plane API 2.7
HAProxy Technologies is proud to unveil the 2.7 release of HAProxy Data Plane API. This release was a huge undertaking, and as with the 2.6 release, we focused on extending support for configuration keywords. We are happy to announce that with this release we support...

HAProxy User Reviews Show Community Momentum
If you think you can't do something with HAProxy, go have a look, because you probably can. Onward and upward! In 2022, many happy HAProxy users turned to G2 – a leading aggregator of user reviews and product ratings – to leave their feedback. These user reviews were...

Announcing HAProxy 2.7
HAProxy 2.7 is now available! Register for the webinar HAProxy 2.7 Feature Roundup to learn more about this release and participate in a live Q&A with our experts. Once again, the latest HAProxy update features improvements across the board, upgrading old features...
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[On-Demand Webinar] HAProxy 2.7 Feature Roundup
HAProxy version 2.7 is now available! This version of the world's fastest and most widely used software load balancer brings improvements to scalability, performance, and ease of use. Register for this webinar to learn about the newest features and updates. We will...

4 Most Common Website Security Threats (2023) + Solutions
For infrastructure administrators tasked with ensuring the reliable operation of their applications, the thought of a lurking cyberattack can be one to lose sleep over. An attack on your system and the services you provide could result in a security breach, loss of...

HAProxyConf 2022 Recap
Earlier this month, I packed my bag and grabbed my lanyard to attend HAProxyConf in the beautiful city of Paris. I was far from alone: hundreds of customers, colleagues, and community enthusiasts had the same idea. We overcame jetlag, stagefright, and introverted...

Secure Cookies Using HAProxy Enterprise
My colleague Baptiste previously published an article on how to protect cookies while offloading SSL. I recently encountered a customer who wanted to achieve a very similar goal but using a more recent HAProxy Enterprise version. This post will explain the best...

Upgrade OpenSSL 3.0 to Protect Against a Critical Vulnerability
On Tuesday, November 1, the OpenSSL project released a new version of OpenSSL (version 3.0.7) to patch a high severity vulnerability in versions 3.0 and above. If you are using OpenSSL version 3.0 or above with HAProxy, you should update to OpenSSL version 3.0.7...

Fundamentals: What Sets Containers Apart from Virtual Machines
Containers have fast become one of the most efficient ways of virtually deploying applications, offering more agility than a virtual machine (VM) can typically provide. Both containers and VMs are great tools for managing resources and application deployment, but what...

Fundamentals: Application Acceleration and the Benefits for your Service Delivery
Application acceleration is all about improving the responsiveness of a digital service. When clients access web applications, they are expecting near-immediate feedback from servers. Maintaining that level of performance requires ensuring the right resources are...

Fundamentals: What is an API Gateway?
When talking about managing web applications and the services they provide, the term “API gateway” is often thrown around, but what does it mean? In order to unpack how a gateway functions, we first need to understand what an API is. Application Programming Interface...