Category
Changes: Updates
All changelog entries related to Updates.

Performance Improvements: Session Management Optimization

We've completely overhauled our session management system, resulting in significant performance improvements across the board.

Performance gains:

  • Session read operations: 500% faster
  • Write operations: 300% faster
  • Memory usage reduced by 60%
  • Redis connection pooling optimization

Technical improvements:

  • Implemented session data compression
  • Optimized database queries
  • Added intelligent caching layer
  • Reduced network overhead

These optimizations particularly benefit high-traffic applications and improve overall system responsiveness.

Multi-Factor Authentication Enhancements

Our MFA implementation has been significantly enhanced with new verification methods and improved user experience.

New features:

  • Authenticator app support (TOTP)
  • SMS verification with retry logic
  • Email-based verification codes
  • Backup codes generation
  • Grace period configuration

Technical improvements:

  • TOTP drift tolerance adjustment
  • SMS delivery reliability improvements
  • Enhanced recovery flow
  • MFA policy customization

These enhancements provide more flexibility in implementing multi-factor authentication while maintaining robust security.

Database Migration: PostgreSQL 15 Support

Our authentication system now fully supports PostgreSQL 15, bringing significant improvements to performance and reliability.

Key benefits:

  • 15% faster query performance
  • Improved JSON/JSONB operations
  • Enhanced security features
  • Better parallel query execution

Migration notes:

  • Zero-downtime migration supported
  • Backward compatibility maintained
  • New index optimization
  • Updated connection pooling

The migration ensures better scalability and performance for growing authentication workloads.