Client Hints is an effort by Google to replace the legacy User-Agent HTTP header. Rather than sending all information regarding the client in a single source, the host the client is accessing needs to request individual "client hints" information from the client's user agent (a browser).

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Origin IP Access Control List (Origin IP ACL) offers some protection for your origin server by restricting traffic to ​​Akamai​-controlled IP addresses.

Learn how set up virtual compute instances ("Linodes") to serve as your origin server to deliver a basic, highly secure website through an Ion property.

The "Breadcrumbs" feature looks to improve real-time visibility of performance and error conditions for content delivery.

You can now include the HTTP/3 behavior in your Ion property to support secure HTTP/3 connections between a requesting client, like a browser and the ​​Akamai​ edge.

Enhanced Proxy Detection (EPD) leverages the GeoGuard service provided by GeoComply to add proxy detection and location spoofing protection.

A/B testing lets you compare two versions of a webpage or app against each other to determine which one performs better. You can now include Adaptive Acceleration (A2)-related data in your A/B testing model.

The "Breadcrumbs" feature looks to improve real-time visibility of performance and error conditions for content delivery.

We've redesigned the documentation experience for Ion to make it easier for you to find the guides and resources you need. Everything is now in one place. Visit the Welcome page for a toolkit of Ion resources.