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title: Next-Gen WAF for NGINX (Lua) 1.7.1
summary: null
url: >-
  https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/changes/2025/05/ngwaf-module-nginx-lua-1.7.1
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- Added support for Unix domain socket connections via rpc_address.
- Added defensive logic for rpc_address and rpc_port variables to prevent runtime errors.