About this Release

WSO2 IS version 4.5.0 is the successor of version 4.1.0. It contains the following new features and enhancements:

WSO2 Identity Server now supports dynamic configuration of multiple user stores. This also allows users to configure their own user stores, out-of-the-box. This feature includes:
- User Store Management user interface.
- Per tenant/organization user store management.
This release provides OAuth 2.0 based authentication for SCIM.
WSO2 Identity Server now supports OpenID Connect Basic Client Profile.
WSO2 Identity Server now includes SAML2 grant type for OAuth 2.0.
For improved usage, WSO2 Identity Server comes with a Trusted SAML2 Identity Provider Management user interface.
Multiple Trusted Identity Providers per tenant/organization are now possible.
Ability to customize login pages for SAML2, OAuth, OpenID Connect, Passive STS and OpenID outside IS.
User's can now lock or unlock their accounts.
Improved support for user name/password validation policies.
Account recovery can now be validated using email addresses or secret questions.
SAML2 Web SSSO HTTP POST binding (Authentication Request).
Seamless integration with Google Apps and Salesforce.
Improved XACML editor.
Ability to define grant types for OAuth 2.0 applications.

New distributed caching implementation based on Hazelcast.
New clustering implementation based on Hazelcast. For more information, see Clustered Deployment.
Improved patches and service packs installation model. For more information, see WSO2 Patch Application Process.
Logically related features have been categorized in the feature repository for ease of use. For more information see, Feature Categorization.

Fixed and Known Issues

To explore the fixed issues and known issues in this release, go to: https://wso2.org/jira/browse/IDENTITY.
For information on fixed and known issues for the base framework, go to: https://wso2.org/jira/browse/CARBON.