# New in Apollo Router v1.12: Improved router security, performance, and extensibility

DevFeed: [New in Apollo Router v1.12: Improved router security, performance, and extensibility](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-in-apollo-router-v1-12-improved-router-security-performance-and-extensibility-23212.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.apollographql.com/blog/apollo-router-v1-12-improved-router-security-performance-and-extensibility>)

Author: Phil Prasek

Published: 2023-03-15T09:25:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Apollo Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apollo-blog.md>)

Topics: [GraphOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphos.md>), [GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphql.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [graphos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphos.md>), [graphql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphql.md>), [jwt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jwt.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [zero-trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-trust.md>)

## AI overview

Apollo Router v1.12 introduces generally available JWT authentication, distributed APQ caching, and external coprocessor support for self-hosted routers used by GraphOS Enterprise customers. The release focuses on security, performance, and extensibility at scale.

## Source excerpt

Just over a year ago, we introduced Apollo Router, the graph router that is now at the heart of Apollo GraphOS. Unlike its predecessor Apollo Gateway, Apollo Router was designed to maximize the performance benefits of GraphQL and supergraph architecture, while being secure by default.