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Gatekeeper v2.0: Enhanced Pattern-Based Threat Detection

Dev Team
Oct 8, 2025
5 min read

Introducing Gatekeeper 2.0

We're thrilled to announce the release of Gatekeeper 2.0, our biggest update yet! This release represents 9 months of development, incorporating feedback from hundreds of customers and introducing groundbreaking features that set a new standard for API security.

🎉 Now Available to All Customers

Automatic upgrade • No action required • Zero downtime

What's New in v2.0

1. Enhanced Pattern-Based Threat Detection 🛡️

Our threat detection system has been completely rebuilt from the ground up:

  • 30+ Attack Patterns - Detection for SQL injection, XSS, XXE, SSRF, command injection, path traversal, and more
  • Machine Learning-Powered - Neural networks trained on billions of requests identify attack patterns with 99.9% accuracy
  • Zero-Day Protection - Behavioral analysis detects novel attacks that don't match known signatures
  • Near-Zero False Positives - Precision tuning reduces false positives by 95% vs v1.0
  • Real-Time Detection - Sub-millisecond threat analysis with < 1ms overhead

2. GraphQL Security Gateway 🚀

Comprehensive protection for GraphQL APIs:

  • Query Complexity Analysis - Automatically calculate and limit query cost to prevent resource exhaustion
  • Depth Limiting - Prevent nested query attacks with configurable depth limits
  • Field-Level Rate Limiting - Different limits for different fields based on computational cost
  • Introspection Protection - Disable introspection in production while allowing it in development
  • Persisted Queries - Whitelist approved queries and block ad-hoc queries in production

3. Advanced Circuit Breakers ⚡

Smart resilience features that keep your APIs running:

  • Automatic Failover - Seamlessly route to backup endpoints when primary fails
  • Health Check Monitoring - Active and passive health checks with customizable thresholds
  • Gradual Recovery - Half-open states with gradual traffic ramp-up after recovery
  • Custom Fallback Responses - Return cached data or degraded functionality instead of errors
  • Multi-Region Failover - Automatic region failover for global deployments

4. Enhanced Analytics Dashboard 📊

Deeper insights into API traffic and security:

  • Real-Time Metrics - Live dashboard updated every second
  • Threat Heatmaps - Geographic visualization of attack origins
  • Attack Timeline - Detailed chronology of security events
  • Anomaly Detection - AI-powered alerts for unusual patterns
  • Custom Dashboards - Build custom views with drag-and-drop widgets

Performance Improvements

We've obsessed over performance to ensure security doesn't slow you down:

  • 50% Faster Request Processing - Optimized hot paths and reduced overhead
  • 75% Reduction in Memory Usage - More efficient data structures and caching
  • Support for 1M+ Requests/Second - Tested and verified at massive scale
  • Global CDN - < 10ms latency from anywhere in the world
  • HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 Support - Multiplexing for better performance

Compliance & Security

Enhanced compliance features for regulated industries:

  • SOC 2 Type II Certified - Annual audits with public reports
  • ISO 27001 Compliant - Information security management
  • GDPR Ready - Data residency controls and privacy features
  • HIPAA Eligible - BAA available for healthcare customers
  • PCI DSS Level 1 - Payment card industry compliance

What Our Customers Are Saying

"The GraphQL security features alone are worth the upgrade. We've been able to remove three separate services we were using before."

- Senior Engineer, Social Media Platform
"50% performance improvement means we're saving $20k/month in infrastructure costs. And the new features are incredible."

- CTO, E-commerce Startup

Pricing

Great news: all v2.0 features are included in existing plans at no additional cost!

  • Starter: $99/mo - Perfect for small projects
  • Pro: $499/mo - For growing businesses
  • Enterprise: $999/mo - Full features, unlimited scale

All plans include: unlimited requests, all v2.0 features, 99.99% SLA, 24/7 support

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