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Scott McAllister
Scott McAllister

A developer's guide to webhook security

Webhooks help applications stay up to date with system changes, but are they secure? We guide you through steps to ensure the webhooks you consume are valid.
October 3, 2023
3
min read
Nijiko Yonskai
Nijiko Yonskai

Introducing Always-On Global Server Load Balancing

ngrok announces always-on GSLB Solution that improves application performance and resiliency without burdening ITOps.
September 14, 2023
5
min read
Nijiko Yonskai
Nijiko Yonskai

Introducing Cloud Edges for all ngrok users

Announcing the addition of Cloud Edges to our free tier to deliver production apps and APIs on ngrok
August 28, 2023
5
min read
Nijiko Yonskai
Nijiko Yonskai

Static domains for all ngrok users

All ngrok users can now claim one static domain for free. You no longer need to worry about agent restarts causing broken links, nor updating application URLs.
August 16, 2023
5
min read
Scott McAllister
Scott McAllister

Kubernetes Ingress with ngrok and HashiCorp Consul

HashiCorp Consul and ngrok together provide seamless, secure microservice traffic management, with Consul handling resilience and ngrok enabling public ingress
August 15, 2023
5
min read
Scott McAllister
Scott McAllister

Webhook Verification with ngrok Edges

Keep your webhook verification settings around by configuring them using an ngrok Cloud Edge. This demonstrates the process using the ngrok-go library.
July 10, 2023
7
min read
Alex Bezek
Alex Bezek

Introducing the ngrok Kubernetes Operator

Announcing the ngrok Kubernetes Operator for adding public, secure, and highly-available ingress traffic to your k8s clusters
June 26, 2023
10
min read
Frederico Hakamine
Frederico Hakamine

Add Auth0 Authentication and authorization to ngrok traffic

Securely add production-grade auth with self-service sign-ups, account recovery, and social auth for multiple platforms - integrate ngrok to Auth0.
June 21, 2023
15
min read
Alan Shreve
Alan Shreve

Send your ngrok traffic as logs to Datadog

Announcing ngrok’s integration with Datadog Logs. Send ngrok traffic logs to Datadog, AWS CloudWatch, Kinesis, or Firehose with just a few clicks.
June 12, 2023
10
min read
Scott McAllister
Scott McAllister

Verifying PagerDuty Webhooks with ngrok

Easily validate PagerDuty webhooks without making any changes to your code using ngrok's webhook verification feature.
June 6, 2023
10
min read
Mike Lloyd
Mike Lloyd

Integrating OAuth into your Rust App

ngrok is useful to run alongside your app. What happens when you embed it and start activating OAuth, webhook verification, load balancing, and more?
April 11, 2023
10
min read
Frederico Hakamine
Frederico Hakamine

Product Updates: ngrok-go, ngrok-rs, OAuth & Webhooks for free

This month we've been busy with ngrok-go, ngrok-rust, making OAuth and webhook verification free for all plans, and traveling coast to coast and even to Europe.
April 6, 2023
7
min read
Nijiko Yonskai
Nijiko Yonskai

New ngrok domains now available

Announcing new ngrok domains for free and paid users. Automatically route traffic to the nearest region, providing visitors with a faster experience.
April 6, 2023
3
min read
Claire Shaw
Claire Shaw

ngrok partners: better together

The best tools fit seamlessly with your existing tools so you can build better apps faster. We've been hard at work and are excited to share our progress.
April 4, 2023
5
min read
Josh Robson Chase
Josh Robson Chase

Introducing ngrok-rs - safe and portable network ingress to your Rust apps 🦀

Today, we're excited to announce ngrok-rs, our native and idiomatic crate for embedding secure ingress directly into your Rust applications.
March 28, 2023
10
min read
Keith Casey
Keith Casey

1Password and ngrok in Practice

Managing your ngrok credentials across environments, projects, and teams doesn't have to be complicated. Try the 1Password ngrok shell plugin.
March 21, 2023
7
min read
Sam Richard
Sam Richard

Expanding ngrok's free plan with security in one line

We're adding our security features — OAuth and Webhook validation — to our free plan.
March 16, 2023
5
min read
Alan Shreve
Alan Shreve

Introducing ngrok-go: Ingress to Your Go Apps as a net.Listener

Announcing ngrok-go, for embedding secure ingress directly into your Go applications. ngrok-go is the ngrok agent packaged as a Go library.
March 9, 2023
10
min read
Lizzie Siegle
Lizzie Siegle

Build a ChatGPT-like SMS Chatbot with OpenAI and Python

Learn how to build a ChatGPT-like SMS chatbot using the OpenAI API and Twilio Programmable Messaging with Python.
March 7, 2023
10
min read
Russ Savage
Russ Savage

How ngrok Actively Combats Phishing Attacks

Phishing attacks are one of the most common attacks on the internet, and ngrok is committed to actively trying to stop them.
February 28, 2023
5
min read
Nijiko Yonskai
Nijiko Yonskai

New ngrok Global Network Domains coming soon

Announcing the release of our new ngrok Global Network domains for our free and paid users. Read to learn more about our upcoming Global Network capabilities.
February 20, 2023
3
min read
Keith Casey
Keith Casey

Building Zoom Apps with ngrok

The Zoom API has numerous endpoints and capabilities and you can grant fine-grained control over which your app can access.
February 14, 2023
10
min read
Patrick McDowell
Patrick McDowell

Putting the ESP32 microcontroller on the Internet

Easily put ESP32 and ESP8266 microcontrollers devices online using ngrok. Microcontrollers can operate robotics, motors, or sensors from simple web applications
January 12, 2023
10
min read
Kyle Wenholz
Kyle Wenholz

So you want to sign for Windows?

Are you getting that dreaded "Unknown publisher" message in Windows? Read on to learn about properly signing your releases in simple, repeatable ways.
January 4, 2023
10
min read
Frederico Hakamine
Frederico Hakamine

ngrok December update: Dashboard SSO, Identity-Aware Ingress

Improved security with Dashboard SSO & Identity-Aware Ingress, new docs, community contributions to webhook security, and open-source firewall tools for go.
December 21, 2022
5
min read
Alan Shreve
Alan Shreve

ngrok Raises $50M for Ingress Without Infrastructure

Today, ngrok is growing faster than ever. To meet that increasing demand, we’re thrilled to announce our first-ever fundraising round of $50 million. We’ve raised this round to scale ngrok’s business across the board and to dramatically increase our investment in delivering new products for ngrok developers.
December 13, 2022
5
min read
Russ Savage
Russ Savage

ngrok becomes Identity Aware with App Users

See your application users in the ngrok dashboard and view their identity details. This feature is a huge win for security and you can use it today.
November 17, 2022
5
min read
Frederico Hakamine
Frederico Hakamine

Webhook Security in the Real World

Webhooks enable us to react to changes like text messages, successful payments, or pull requests. Few pay attention to their design, security or controls.
November 14, 2022
30
min read
Russ Savage
Russ Savage

Single Sign-On for the ngrok Dashboard

Sign in to ngrok easier with SSO
November 9, 2022
5
min read
Frederico Hakamine
Frederico Hakamine

ngrok October update: no-grok, OAuth, and webhooks for all

Agentless ngrok, new integrations, new OAuth providers, and signed agent. Launch your tunnels faster with IT and security approval.
November 1, 2022
5
min read
Claire Shaw
Claire Shaw

Announcing the ngrok Partnership Program 🤝

ngrok is stronger with integrations. With our new Partnership Program, we're working to integrate it with everything out of the box to make your life easier.
September 21, 2022
5
min read
Frederico Hakamine
Frederico Hakamine

ngrok August Update: webhooks, community & trust portal

We've been busy working on webhook verification, the trust & security portal, and even our community efforts with Slack. Read on for more details!
August 18, 2022
5
min read
Keith Casey
Keith Casey

ngrok named by Will Reed "Top 100 Early Stage Companies to Work For"

We’re excited to announce ngrok has been named one of the Top 100 Early-Stage Companies to Work for in 2022 by executive search firm Will Reed.
August 3, 2022
3
min read
Keith Casey
Keith Casey

There and Back Again: An OAuth Story

I've worked with OAuth 2.0 for over 6 years. It's always been a complex and challenging beast to fight until now.
July 26, 2022
10
min read
Arianna Willett
Arianna Willett

Announcing our SOC 2 Type 2 Report

We’re excited to announce that we have successfully completed the System and Organizational Controls (SOC) 2 Type 2 testing with no findings. Read more for more information.
July 20, 2022
3
min read