We created an API for allowing the user to access the OIDC accessToken from the DB by enabling the serviceLocator

This feature enables Liferay to function as both a SAML Identity Provider (IdP) and a Service Provider (SP) at the same time. With this capability, organizations can simplify complex authentication flows—such as acting as an IdP for connected systems while also consuming authentication from an external IdP. This flexibility supports diverse deployment scenarios, multi-tenant setups, and hybrid identity architectures. user provisioning, and strengthens alignment with enterprise identity management standards.

Key Benefits:

• Increased Flexibility: Support advanced identity configurations by allowing Liferay to serve dual roles in SAML-based authentication.

• Simplified Integration: Reduce complexity in hybrid or multi-system environments by centralizing identity management within Liferay.

• Enhanced Interoperability: Enable seamless authentication across multiple systems without compromising security or compliance.

A new, streamlined experience for managing your SSL certificates in Liferay Cloud. New status messages and alerts provide more transparency and control over your certificate lifecycle, helping you to proactively manage your domains and avoid costly downtime.

With the new Enhanced Certificate Management Experience, you'll be alerted if a certificate is misconfigured, has expired, or has been successfully renewed. Giving you a better understanding if any immediate action is required. We've also added a new "Renewal Status" column to the SSL Certificates tab, giving you at-a-glance visibility into the health of your certificates. This will empower you to identify and troubleshoot issues on your own, reducing the need for support tickets and giving you more control over your environment.

Key Benefits:

• Better visibility on certificate status.

• Better understanding of actions required in a specific certificate.

• Improved troubleshooting experience for certificate renewal errors.

Liferay seeks to better understand how administrators engage with the Control Panel and Product Menu in self-hosted environments. Since these deployments are customer-managed, Liferay currently lacks visibility into real-world admin behavior.

This feature introduces a privacy-first analytics solution that enables organizations to opt in to share anonymized usage data. By doing so, Liferay can gain valuable insights to enhance usability, guide product improvements, and deliver a more data-informed experience, while maintaining full transparency and compliance.

Key Benefits:

• Data-Driven Product Improvements: Gain visibility into real-world admin behavior to prioritize enhancements that deliver the most value.

• Enhanced Customer Experience: Use insights to refine usability and optimize administrator workflows.

• Trust and Compliance: Ensure analytics collection respects customer autonomy, privacy, and regulatory requirements through an opt-in model.