1. Core Upgrades to the Proxy Edge
We are excited to share a series of critical performance and security updates pushed across all global regions this month. Our core proxy engine has been optimized to improve page loading speeds, stabilize socket connections, and provide a more responsive unblocking experience under heavy bandwidth loads.
2. Implementing TLS 1.3 Handshake Optimizations
By upgrading our edge router connections to enforce TLS 1.3, we have successfully reduced the connection establishment round-trips. TLS 1.3 uses a optimized one-round-trip (1-RTT) cryptographic handshake compared to the legacy 2-RTT handshake in TLS 1.2. This results in:
- Faster page paints: Encrypted connection handshakes are resolved twice as fast.
- Zero-RTT resumes: Repeat visits to recently opened sites initiate instant data transfer.
- Improved security: Removed legacy, vulnerable cipher suites to guarantee bulletproof transport encryption.
3. Dynamic Load-Score Routing
Our "Auto" exit region algorithm has been updated. Instead of simply routing your request to the geographically closest server, the engine now queries a real-time **Load Score** updated every 5 seconds. The score combines active CPU utilization, memory thresholds, socket pools, and intermediate ISP routing congestion. If the US East edge server experiences a temporary traffic spike, the engine automatically routes new connections to low-congestion nodes in Europe or Eastern US, balancing the network load perfectly.
4. Expanded Connection Pools
We have increased the connection pool limitations inside the bare-server agents to 1000 concurrent connections per IP. This resolves the CONNECTION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED warnings that occurred on heavily interactive, image-dense sites, ensuring YouTube videos stream smoothly and web assets load in parallel with zero buffering.