Release Notes 5.0.0

Features

• JsonWebKey: Upgraded to fully support features in http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-key-37
• Logging: Added Event Source based logging in Wilson. IdentityModelEventSource is the exposed event source handle.
• Cryptography: Added support for Elliptical Curve (ECDsa) algorithm.

Major Changes from 4.x

• Dropped support for WsFederation and Saml.
• SecurityKey is used for token validation instead of SecurityToken.
• CryptoProviderFactory provides all the extensibility to control and customize crypto support.
• Dropped support for reading and writing JWT tokens embedded in XML.
• Removed dependency on System.IdentityModel.dll.
• Replaced JavaScriptSerializer with Json.Net serializer. Deserializing int results in an Int64 object by default instead of Int32.
• Replaced the static ClaimType maps on JwtSecurityTokenHandler with instances.
• Refactoring
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocol.Extensions is refactored into:
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols: Includes protocol agnostic classes, e.g. ConfigurationManager.
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect: Includes OpenIdConnect specific support e.g. OpenIdConnectMessage, OpenIdConnectConfiguration, OpenIdConnectProtocolValidator etc.
• System.IdentityModel.Tokens is refactored into:
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens: Includes support for crypto operations and other classes that are not token format specific e.g. CryptoProviderFactory, TokenValidationParameters etc.
• System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt: Includes classes for handling jwt tokens e.g. JwtSecurityTokenHandler.