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2023

1.4.71

Important changes

  • bugfixes and portability; HTTP/2 support separated to mod_h2 module

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Behavior Changes (previously announced):

  • http/2 support will be split out into optional separate module (mod_h2)\ (static builds will need to list mod_h2 in plugin-static.h to include mod_h2)

1.4.70

Important changes

  • speed up CGI spawning
  • native Windows build (experimental) (not packaged; no installer)
  • support HTTP/2 downstream proxy serving multiple clients on single connection (mod_extforward, mod_maxminddb)
  • restructure code to isolate HTTP/2

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Behavior Changes (previously announced):

  • no longer building separate modules for built-in modules\ lighttpd 1.4.70 omits building separate (unused) modules for:\ mod_access mod_alias mod_evhost mod_expire mod_fastcgi mod_indexfile\ mod_redirect mod_rewrite mod_scgi mod_setenv mod_simple_vhost mod_staticfile

Future Scheduled Behavior Changes:

  • HTTP/2 support will be split out into optional separate module (mod_h2)\ (static builds will need to list mod_h2 in plugin-static.h to include mod_h2)
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1.4.69

Important changes

  • bugfixes, portability

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Future Scheduled Behavior Changes:

  • lighttpd 1.4.68 builds common modules into the lighttpd base executable.\ Separate dynamic modules are still built for the benefit of existing\ packaging scripts in various distributions, but those modules are not used.\ A future version of lighttpd will omit building separate modules for:\ mod_access mod_alias mod_evhost mod_expire mod_fastcgi mod_indexfile\ mod_redirect mod_rewrite mod_scgi mod_setenv mod_simple_vhost mod_staticfile
  • in releases
  • 5 min read

1.4.68

Important changes

  • stronger TLS defaults (as previously announced)
  • KTLS sendfile in mod_openssl and mod_gnutls, if available and enabled
  • removal of deprecated modules

Behavior Changes (previously announced)

  • TLS modules now default to using stronger, modern ciphers and will default to allow client preference in selecting ciphers.\ Allowing client preference in selecting ciphers is safe to do along with restrictions to use modern ciphers supporting PFS, and is better for mobile users without AES hardware acceleration.
    Legacy ciphers can still be configured in lighttpd.conf using `ssl.openssl.ssl-conf-cmd`, as long as the ciphers are supported by the underlying TLS libraries.
    Also see https://wiki.lighttpd.net/Docs_SSL
    • new defaults:
      • "CipherString" => "EECDH+AESGCM:AES256+EECDH:CHACHA20:!SHA1:!SHA256:!SHA384"
      • "Options" => "-ServerPreference"
    • old defaults:
      • "CipherString" => "HIGH"
      • "Options" => "ServerPreference"

  • Deprecated TLS options have been removed.

    • ssl.honor-cipher-order
    • ssl.dh-file
    • ssl.ec-curve
    • ssl.disable-client-renegotiation
    • ssl.use-sslv2
    • ssl.use-sslv3

    See https://wiki.lighttpd.net/Docs_SSL for replacements with ssl.openssl.ssl-conf-cmd, but prefer lighttpd defaults instead.

  • Continue gradual deprecation of “mini-application” lighttpd modules for which mod_magnet lua implementations are better and more flexible.
    Please post on lighttpd forums to share feedback if you use these modules.
    Forums: https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/boards

  • Deprecated: mod_evasive has been removed.
    mod_evasive can be replaced by mod_magnet and a few lines of lua:
    Replacement: https://wiki.lighttpd.net/ModMagnetExamples#lua-mod_evasive https://wiki.lighttpd.net/AbsoLUAtion#Fight-DDoS https://wiki.lighttpd.net/AbsoLUAtion#Mod_Security

  • Deprecated: mod_secdownload has been removed.
    mod_secdownload can be replaced by mod_magnet and a few lines of lua:
    Replacement: https://wiki.lighttpd.net/ModMagnetExamples#lua-mod_secdownload
    mod_secdownload historically uses insecure MD5 though SHA1, SHA256 available

  • Deprecated: mod_uploadprogress has been removed.
    mod_uploadprogress can be replaced by mod_magnet and a few lines of lua:
    Replacement: https://wiki.lighttpd.net/ModMagnetExamples#lua-mod_uploadprogress

  • Deprecated: mod_usertrack has been removed. mod_usertrack can be replaced by mod_magnet and a few lines of lua:
    Replacement: https://wiki.lighttpd.net/ModMagnetExamples#lua-mod_usertrack
    mod_usertrack historically uses insecure MD5.

Behavior Changes (not previously announced)

  • meson build: some opts have changed from type: ‘boolean’ to type: ‘feature’; build scripts using -D with_example=true or =false need to change some opts to =enabled, =disabled, or =auto
  • mod_magnet: removed experimental lighty.r.req_attr[“response.*“] accessors (added in lighttpd 1.4.56 (2020) and replaced in lighttpd 1.4.65 (2022)) (see lighty.r.req_item.http_status and lighty.r.resp_body.* replacements)
  • remove libev fdevent option (ignore)
    lighttpd directly uses native OS event handlers

Future Scheduled Behavior Changes

  • lighttpd 1.4.68 builds common modules into the lighttpd base executable.
    Separate dynamic modules are still built for the benefit of existing packaging scripts in various distributions, but those modules are not used.
    A future version of lighttpd will omit building separate modules for:
    mod_access mod_alias mod_evhost mod_expire mod_fastcgi mod_indexfile mod_redirect mod_rewrite mod_scgi mod_setenv mod_simple_vhost mod_staticfile

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