Crowd 7.0 is here!

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Hello Community!

We are excited to let you know that Crowd 7.0 is now available. Download it here.

What to look forward to in Crowd 7.0

This new version of Crowd includes multiple updates and changes:

• Struts, Spring and other core dependencies got upgraded

• Updated the list of Supported Platforms

• Changes to backup and restore process
• Crowd API changes
• App signing for App installations is enabled by default

Crowd 7.0 also packs a couple of new features:

• Service Accounts REST API with OAuth 2.0
• Use OAuth 2.0 app links to connect to applications
• OAuth 2.0 Security improvements

Service Accounts REST API with OAuth 2.0

Service accounts are specialised, non-user accounts created for secure and efficient management of automated processes and external integrations. You can now create such accounts by using REST APIs with OAuth 2.0 authentication. Explore how to create service accounts with REST API

Use OAuth 2.0 app links to connect to applications

We're introducing OAuth 2.0 support for application links (app links) across Atlassian Data Center products. OAuth 2.0 is an industry-standard authentication protocol that enables secure, modern, and reliable connections between Atlassian products and external applications. Explore how to create an app link

For more details, you can read the official release notes.

Planning your upgrade

Crowd 7.0 is a major release which includes breaking changes. We advise to carefully read the upgrade notes, before upgrading to this version.

Feel free to share any questions or comments below.

Thank you from the Crowd product team!