The Cloud Identity Engine now supports access in the South Korea (KR) region for customers who must store the data that the Cloud Identity Engine synchronizes from their directories in that region to ensure compliance with their local data regulation requirements.

For more information on regions, refer to Regional Data Storage Requirements in the Cloud Identity Engine System Requirements.

For more information on how the Cloud Identity Engine manages the data you allow it to access, including transfer, retention, and security, refer to the Cloud Identity Engine Solution Brief or the Cloud Identity Engine Privacy Datasheet.

The Cloud Identity Engine now supports OpenID Connect (OIDC) as an authentication type for:

OpenID Connect (OIDC) provides additional flexibility for your Cloud Identity Engine deployment. By supporting single sign-on (SSO) across multiple applications, OIDC simplifies authentication for users, allowing them to log in once with the OIDC provider to access multiple resources without needing to log in repeatedly.

When you configure OIDC as your authentication type, the Cloud Identity Engine uses OIDC to communicate with your IdP and collect attributes for Security policy enforcement. Enabling OIDC authentication for the Cloud Identity Engine improves the authentication experience for users, since they won't need to reauthenticate as many times to access resources.

Multiple improvements are now available for the IP-Tag Connection capability, including: