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March 22 2025
Web server software
lighttpd web server releases version 1.4.78
February 19 2025
Web server software
Mongoose web server releases version 7.17
February 5 2025
Web server software
Nginx web server releases version 1.26.3
January 23 2025
Web server software
Apache HTTP Server releases its latest stable version 2.4.63
2024
Client Hints
Over 75% of web users were using browsers that supported Client Hints, indicating widespread adoption of this HTTP protocol extension.
July 1 2024
ModSecurity
Scheduled End-of-Life (EOL) of Trustwave support for ModSecurity, with maintenance transferred to the open-source community.
June 13 2024
Web server software
Hiawatha web server releases version 11.6
June 2 2024
Web server software
Caddy web server releases version 2.8.4
May 2024
Client Hints
Researchers from the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences conducted a study examining the adoption of Client Hints, finding low overall website adoption but noting significant access to Client Hints data by known tracking third-party domains.
2023
Client Hints
A joint study by KU Leuven and Radboud University examined the top 100,000 websites and found that most accesses of Client Hints were primarily used by JavaScript tracking and advertising code, raising privacy concerns.
October 16 2023
Web server software
Apache Tomcat and OpenBSD httpd web servers last stable release
October 16 2023
Web server software
Apache Tomcat releases version 10.1.15
October 10 2023
Web server software
Jetty web server last stable release
September 19 2023
Web server software
IBM HTTP Server releases version 9.0.5.17
September 1 2023
Web server software
OpenLink Virtuoso web server last stable release
May 24 2023
Web server software
LiteSpeed Web Server last stable release
May 23 2023
HTTP/3
Nginx released version 1.25.0 with HTTP/3 support.
May 18 2023
Web server software
BusyBox httpd releases version 1.36.1
May 1 2023
Web server software
NaviServer web server last stable release
March 2023
HTTP/3
Safari enables HTTP/3 in version 16.4, with Apple testing the support on some users.
February 2023
Client Hints
Completed the deprecation of user-agent strings, finalizing the transition to Client Hints.
February 2023
HTTP/3
Binary packages of nginx with HTTP/3 support were released.
January 27 2023
Web server software
WEBrick web server last stable release
September 20 2022
HTTP/3
Caddy web server v2.6.0 was released with HTTP/3 enabled by default.
June 2022
HTTP
A batch of RFCs (Request for Comments) was published, which deprecated previous HTTP documentation and introduced minor changes, including semantic refactoring and updates to documents covering HTTP Semantics, HTTP Caching, HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, QPACK field compression, and an Extensible Prioritization Scheme.
June 6 2022
HTTP/3
IETF published HTTP/3 as a Proposed Standard.
May 31 2022
HTTP/3
HAProxy released version 2.6 with support for HTTP/3 over QUIC.
February 13 2022
Web server software
GlassFish releases version 6.2.5
February 2 2022
Web server software
Yaws web server last stable release
2021
HTTPS
Google Chrome version 94 gained the ability to 'always use secure connections' when toggled in browser settings.
2021
Client Hints
The Client Hints specification was upgraded to the status of an experimental request for comment (RFC).
2021
HTTP/3
QUIC protocol was officially introduced
December 8 2021
Web server software
Resin Open Source and Resin Professional web servers last stable release
August 1 2021
ModSecurity
Trustwave Holdings announces the End-of-Sale (EOS) of Trustwave support for ModSecurity.
June 23 2021 The web's source code was auctioned by Sotheby's in London as a non-fungible token (NFT) by Tim Berners-Lee, selling for US$5,434,500.
June 7 2021
HTTP/3
LiteSpeed Web Server (and OpenLiteSpeed) 6.0.2 was released, becoming the first version to enable HTTP/3 by default.
May 2021
HTTP/3
Mozilla Firefox started supporting HTTP/3
April 2021
HTTP/3
Mozilla Firefox started enabling HTTP/3 by default in Firefox 88.
April 2021
HTTP/3
Firefox enables HTTP/3 by default in version 88.
2020
HTTPS
Firefox version 83 began supporting forcing web browsers to load only HTTPS content.
2020
Zope
Zope 5 was released, marking a significant update to the open-source server software framework.
2020
Client Hints
Google announced their intention to deprecate user-agent (UA) declaration by browsers, proposing Client Hints as a privacy-preserving alternative.
September 2020
HTTP/3
Safari first implements HTTP/3 in stable build 14.0, with the feature disabled by default.
August 2020
Client Hints
Chrome browser implemented support for Client Hints, marking a significant milestone in the adoption of this HTTP protocol extension.
June 2020
HTTP/3
Nginx released a technology preview of its web server with HTTP/3 support.
April 2020
HTTP/3
Chrome enables HTTP/3 by default in version 87, marking its first default implementation.
April 2020
HTTP/3
Edge enables HTTP/3 by default in version 87.
April 2020
HTTP/3
Chromium and its derived browsers (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, and Opera) began supporting HTTP/3
April 8 2020
HTTP/3
Apple added experimental support for HTTP/3 to Safari Technology Preview.
March 30 2020
Web server software
Oracle WebLogic Server last stable release

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