---
title: December 2024
description: Improved PingOne Connector
component: connectors
page_id: connectors::relnotes/archive/2024-12-December
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/connectors/relnotes/archive/2024-12-December.html
revdate: January 15, 2026
section_ids:
  december-11: December 11
  read-population: Read Population
  december-4: December 4
  new-hashing-options-in-the-functions-connector: New hashing options in the Functions Connector
---

# December 2024

## December 11

### Read Population

Improved PingOne Connector

You can now use the [PingOne Connector](../../p1_connector.html) **Read Population** capability to determine a user's population based on an alternative identifier value and can also specify a theme to support multi-brand authentication experiences.

## December 4

### New hashing options in the [Functions Connector](../../functions_connector.html)

Updated Functions Connector

![dvc functions create hash](../../_images/connector-images/dvc-functions-create-hash.png)

Hashing a value is an effective way to verify data in your flow while keeping it secure. To make this easier, we've added new configuration options to the **Create a Hash** capability in the Functions connector. Select the hashing algorithm, use a generated salt value or provide your own, and choose the final encoding method.