July 24, 2026

To:         Layer7 API Security Customers

From:     The Broadcom Layer7 API Security Product Team

Subject:  Release Announcement for the Layer7 Operator v1.3.0

The Layer7 product group of Broadcom's IMS division is pleased to announce that the Layer7 Operator v1.3.0 is now generally available (GA).

See it in action, and get started now!

Here are the highlights of the Layer7 Operator v1.3.0 release:

• Layer7 API Gateway 11.2 Support

The Operator has been updated to support the new 11.2 schema.

• OAuth Toolkit Ephemeral Dual Mode

The Operator now supports deploying the OAuth Toolkit to ephemeral gateways in dual zone mode.

• Config Map Support for ExternalCerts

ExternalCerts can now be loaded via configMap references.

• Enhanced Repository Support

The Operator has expanded its support for create, update and delete operations for git and statestore backed git repositories.

• Enhanced Database Upgrade Support

The Operator can now be configured to apply database upgrades required by minor or major gateway version upgrades in a separate job avoiding locking issues and allowing subsequent gateway deployments to skip the upgrade step and startup faster.

• Contour Support

Support for configuring Contour as an ingress controller.

Operators are Kubernetes extensions created using the Operator SDK. They make use of custom resources to manage applications and their components adhering to the Kubernetes principle of control loops. A control loop constantly observes the desired state of resources, analyzes the actual state of those resources, and executes actions to synchronize the current state with the desired state as necessary.

Kubernetes operators automate tasks traditionally performed by a human operator of an application. Kubernetes operators should have the same level of deployment, behavior and troubleshooting expertise as a human operator when automating those tasks.

The Layer7 Operator has expert knowledge of the Layer7 API Gateway, and it makes use of gateway and repository custom resources to automate the deployment and configuration of gateways backed by MySQL databases, or using static or dynamic config-as-code in the form of Graphman bundles from different sources of truth including git repositories or artifact repositories.

Additional documentation for the Layer7 Operator can be found in its GitHub wiki, and as introduced in the Layer7 API Gateway container documentation’s Thinking in Kubernetes section.