What's new
REST API
Crowd 2.1 introduces a comprehensive new API for accessing Crowd.
* Easier to build new connectors
* Provides complete access to user properties
* Improves working with nested group
New Apache & Subversion Connectors
The Apache and SVN Connectors have improved performance and are far more memory efficient. The improved connectors also support SSO, nested groups and resolve a whole bunch of bugs with svn permissions.
LDAP Performance Increases
We've implemented a database-backed caching strategy and connection pooling, significantly increasing the size of the userbase you can cache. Connection pooling provides a massive benefit for those using Active Directory over SSL – it now performs similarly to an unsecured connection.