NOIDA, INDIA & SAN FRANCISCO -- LambdaTest, a leading cloud-based unified testing platform, announced enhanced functionalities within its LambdaTest Tunnel feature. These advancements include comprehensive support for SOCKS5 proxies and built-in HTTP/2 protocol handling, empowering developers and QA professionals with a more secure, performant, and future-proof testing environment.

LambdaTest Tunnel now seamlessly integrates with SOCKS5 proxies, offering an additional layer of security for data transmission during testing. This is particularly valuable for users working within complex network environments or those requiring unrestricted access to internal web applications. Additionally, the tunnel feature simplifies testing modern web applications by offering automatic support for HTTP/2, the latest web protocol. This eliminates the need for manual configuration and ensures accurate performance testing that reflects real-world browser-server interactions.

“The addition of SOCKS5 proxy support and automatic HTTP/2 handling in LambdaTest Tunnel addresses critical needs for our users operating in complex network environments and developing modern web applications. By offering these features, we are committed to providing developers and QA professionals with cutting-edge tools for secure, performant, and future-proof testing,” said Mayank Bhola, Co-Founder and Head of Product at LambdaTest.

These advancements within LambdaTest Tunnel offer a range of benefits, including enhanced security through encrypted SOCKS5 proxy connections, the ability to bypass network restrictions for seamless testing of local and internal web applications, effortless integration of SOCKS5 proxies with minimal setup, streamlined testing for modern web applications without manual configuration thanks to automatic HTTP/2 handling, and improved performance evaluation under real-world browser-server communication conditions.