Release Notes

Authentication and Identity: Identity Connect 3.0, Connected Apps, and Identity Verification
We’re upgrading to Identity Connect 3.0 soon. This version makes it easier and faster to sync user data between Microsoft Active Directory and Salesforce. For connected apps, you can now track changes to policies and settings, and you can reuse custom scope descriptions. You can also learn how to build a connected app with a new Trailhead project. For identity verification, you can create your own Verify page for registering verification methods, and you can require users to verify their identity when they change their email address. Also, an IdentityVerificationEvent is now available to store event data.

Salesforce Shield: Real-Time Event Monitoring with Enhanced Transaction Security Generally Available, and More Encryption Options
Get real-time event streaming and storage and enhanced transaction security policies for several new event objects. Create security policies without touching or writing a single line of Apex with the new Condition Builder. Shield Platform Encryption offers skinny table support for case-insensitive deterministic encryption (generally available), encryption for insurance fields, and sync support for more encrypted data.

Other Security Changes: Salesforce Edge, Setup Enhancements, TLS 1.2 Enforcement, and Instanceless Sandboxes
We’re moving customers with My Domains and Custom Domains to Salesforce Edge. The Domains Setup page now shows more details, and new session-security-level policies control access to certain Setup pages and objects. TLS 1.2 is required for all HTTPS connections, and instance names are scheduled to be removed from My Domain sandbox URLs.

Security and Identity: Identity Connect 3.0, Improved Verification, Edge Services for Domains, and Real-Time Event Monitoring and Enhanced Transaction Security Generally Available