Merge current v2.11 into v3.6

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [v2.11.34](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/tree/v2.11.34) (2025-12-23)
+[All Commits](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/compare/v2.11.33...v2.11.34)
+
+**Bug fixes:**
+- **[server]** Fix deny encoded characters ([#12457](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/12457) by [rtribotte](https://github.com/rtribotte))
+
 ## [v2.11.33](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/tree/v2.11.33) (2025-12-17)
 [All Commits](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/compare/v2.11.32...v2.11.33)
 

docs/content/reference/static-configuration/cli-ref.md

@@ -237,9 +237,6 @@ Trust only forwarded headers from selected IPs.
 `--entrypoints.<name>.http`:  
 HTTP configuration.
 
-`--entrypoints.<name>.http.encodedcharacters`:  
-Defines which encoded characters are allowed in the request path.
-
 `--entrypoints.<name>.http.encodedcharacters.allowencodedbackslash`:  
 Defines whether requests with encoded back slash characters in the path are allowed. (Default: ```false```)
 

docs/content/reference/static-configuration/env-ref.md

@@ -246,9 +246,6 @@ HTTP/3 configuration. (Default: ```false```)
 `TRAEFIK_ENTRYPOINTS_<NAME>_HTTP3_ADVERTISEDPORT`:  
 UDP port to advertise, on which HTTP/3 is available. (Default: ```0```)
 
-`TRAEFIK_ENTRYPOINTS_<NAME>_HTTP_ENCODEDCHARACTERS`:  
-Defines which encoded characters are allowed in the request path.
-
 `TRAEFIK_ENTRYPOINTS_<NAME>_HTTP_ENCODEDCHARACTERS_ALLOWENCODEDBACKSLASH`:  
 Defines whether requests with encoded back slash characters in the path are allowed. (Default: ```false```)