v2.43.0

[joseluisq]

This new v2.43.0 brings bug fixes, new features and improvements. A fix for unnecessary pre-compressed file lookups, FIPS-capable TLS support via a new Cargo feature and prebuilt binaries, several performance optimizations, hardening across several modules, better byte-range suffix detection and extract normalization coverage, CI workflow updates and other enhancements.

Fixes

• b224b6e Update project dependencies. PR Update dependencies 2026-06-02 #685 by @joseluisq
• 8421a06 Unnecessary pre-compressed file look up when the uncompressed one doesn't exist. PR Unnecessary pre-compressed look up if uncompressed file doesn't exist (backport) #684 by @joseluisq
• 9b9c1a7 Docker: Update Alpine (3.23.4) & Debian (13.5) Docker images. PR Update Alpine (3.23.4) & Debian (13.5) Docker images #678 by @joseluisq

Features

• 3ff096c FIPS-capable TLS via new http2-fips Cargo feature flag using aws-lc-rs in FIPS mode. PR Add FIPS-capable TLS via http2-fips feature flag #645 by @alexander-bauer. See docs, new Docker Images and prebuilt binaries available.
• 7ff6cf6 Optional default text charset via --default-charset. PR Optional default charset for text/* file responses (#655) #656 by @davlgd. See docs (follow-up PR Improve MIME types for compression and default text charset features #657 by @joseluisq).

Refactorings

• a5af389 Hardening and robustness increase for several modules. PR Hardening and robustness increase for several modules (backport) #672 by @joseluisq
• 6514b87 Minimum size threshold for dynamic compression. PR Minimum size threshold for dynamic compression (backport) #673 by @joseluisq
• f503ee1 Byte-range suffix detection and extract normalization helpers, which increase case coverage. PR Byte-range suffix detection and extract normalization helpers (backport) #674 by @joseluisq
• e5103c3 Performance optimizations for several modules. PR Performance optimizations for several modules (backport) #675 by @joseluisq
• aa66137 Improve directory listing performance. PR Improve directory listing performance (backport) #676 by @joseluisq
• 2302e46 Improve MIME types for compression and default text charset features (follow-up). PR Improve MIME types for compression and default text charset features #657 by @joseluisq
• 216e45b CI: Update devel workflow to compile several targets and FIPS directly via GitHub Actions runners. PR Update CI devel workflow to compile some binaries without cross tool #691 by @joseluisq
• 2ac6c5e CI: Update release workflow to compile several targets and FIPS directly via GitHub Actions runners. PR Update release CI Workflow to compile several targets & fips directly via Github Action runners #693 by @joseluisq
• dc2c7a2 CI: Update release GitHub Actions workflows for FIPS builds (follow-up). PR Update release GitHub Actions workflows for FIPS builds (follow-up) #689 by @joseluisq
• 6f0d607 CI: Update release GitHub Actions workflows for FIPS builds. PR Update release GitHub Actions workflows for FIPS builds #688 by @joseluisq

Docs

• f93f80e Add missing FIPS Docker images and binary descriptions. PR Add missing FIPS Docker images and binary descriptions #687 by @joseluisq
• 6dc9798 Add missing .html suffix feature for 404 errors. PR Add missing .html suffix for 404s description #686 by @joseluisq

For more details see the v2.43.0 milestone and the full changelog v2.42.0...v2.43.0.