Rule format changes
Latest supported: v2025-07-07 | Breaking changes: v2024-05-31 |
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v2025-07-07
New
pqc_client_to_edge. Enables Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) key exchanges from Client to Edge.
Updates
- Added a new
continue_on_erroroption to the edge_worker behavior. Allows requests to continue processing following an EdgeWorkers event handler failure. - Included new options and choices for options to the origin behavior.
origin_type. Supports a newAKAMAI_OBJECT_STORAGEtype that gets content from an Akamai object storage bucket.aos_hostname. An Akamai Object Storage origin from which to retrieve your content.
- origin_characteristics. Expanded authentication methods and support options for Akamai Object Storage.
- The
authentication_methodoption now includesAOS_HMAC_AUTHENTICATIONto manage access to Akamai Object Storage. aos_hmac_key_access_id. Your Akamai Object Storage access key.aos_hmac_key_secret. Your Akamai Object Storage secret key.aos_hmac_key_version_guid. Your Cloud Access Management key.
- The
v2025-05-30
Note: Support for this version begins concurrently with v2025-07-07 on v8.1 of our Terraform provider. Because the documentation for all items in this version matches that of v2025-07-07, there is no separate doc release for this version.
New behavior
visitor_prioritization_queue_it. Enables or disables Visitor Prioritization behaviors powered by Queue-it.
Bug
Added a missing http3 behavior that enables the HTTP/3 protocol using QUIC.
Updates
Added new options to the enhanced_proxy_detection behavior.
detect_relay_proxy. Detects requests from a relay proxy.detect_relay_proxy_action. The action to take on the request from a relay proxy.detect_relay_proxy_redirect. Where to redirect requests from a relay proxy.detect_proxy_over_vpn. Detects requests from a proxy over VPN.detect_proxy_over_vpn_action. The action to take on the request from a proxy over VPN.detect_proxy_over_vpn_redirect. Where to redirect requests from a proxy over VPN.
Update
Added the supported_http_methods option to early_data_advanced. The new option lets you set which HTTP methods to use with the behavior.
Note: Support for this version begins concurrently with v2025-04-29 on v8.0 of our Terraform provider. Because the documentation for all items in this version matches that of v2025-04-29, there is no separate doc release for this version.
New behavior
pqc_origin. Enables Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) key exchanges if your origin either presents errors with larger PQC client hellos or has a faulty PQC implementation.
Important: This is a limited availability behavior and is only compatible with Media Service Live, NetStorage, and Custom origins. To enable it, contact your Akamai account team.
New behavior
early_data_advanced. Allows query string parameters in early, or 0-RTT data.
Updates
image-manager. Added new options.
cloud_wrapper_enabled. Enables Cache+ to improve cache retention and performance. When enabled, Image and Video Manager stores derivatives in Cloud Wrapper.cloud_wrapper_rollout_start. Allows Cloud Wrapper to fetch from that cache for 30 days when a cache miss occurs before sending the request to the origin. Note that if using Image and Video Manager, the objects may already be in cache.cloud_wrapper_url_path. Withcloud_wrapper_enabledset totrue,specifies paths for which Image and Video Manager will store derivatives in Cloud Wrapper. You can use wildcards for each specified path, where?matches a single character and*matches zero or more characters. Leaving this field empty means all Image and Video Manager derivative traffic will be stored in Cloud Wrapper.
Added support for new options in the origin_characteristics behavior.
sort_query_params. Sorts the query string parameters alphabetically by key name.encode_equals. Encodes any equals (=) characters in a query parameter's value.encode_query_params. Encodes the query string parameters.
No external facing changes.
No external facing changes.
Breaking changes
Removed option tls13Support from the origin behavior.
New behavior
Early hints. For use with the Ion and Dynamic Site Accelerator products. Sends an HTTP 103 status code with preliminary HTTP headers at the client request stage so that a browser preloads critical website resources or pre-connects to a specific domain while waiting for the final HTML response.
No external facing changes.
No external facing changes.
No external facing changes.
Breaking changes
set_variable. The min_random_number, max_random_number, start_index and end_index option types changed from string to int.
Updates
edge_worker.m_pulse. Enables m_pulse reports that include data about EdgeWorkers errors generated due to JavaScript errors.origin. Added new options.tls13_support. Enables transport layer security (TLS) version 1.3 for connections to your origin server.min_tls_version. Specifies the minimum TLS version to use for connections to your origin server.max_tls_version. Specifies the maximum TLS version to use for connections to your origin server.
Breaking changes
datastream. The log_stream_name option's type changed from an int to a set of strings.
New behavior
common_media_client_data. Sends expanded playback information as CMCD metadata in requests from a media player. Edge servers may use this metadata for segment prefetching to optimize your content's delivery, or for logging.
New criteria
server_location. Details about the location of the Akamai server handling the request.
Updates
- api_prioritization, phased_release, and request_control. Added support for Cloudlets shared policies with two new options.
is_shared_policy. Sets whether a Cloudlet shared policy to an unlimited number of properties within your account.cloudlet_shared_policy. Identifies the Cloudlet shared policy to use with your properties.
Removed
Begin documentation of Terraform formatted property behaviors and criteria.
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