From the release notes:
- Support for OpenSSL cryptography libraries
- Support for newer IPv4/IPv6 networking functions
- Oracle database schema owner lockout and restricted user privileges
- S3 enhancements
- LDAP authentication using Digest-MD5 mechanism
- Basic authentication support for OpenStack Swift store
- Support for installing iJMS on external Tomcat web server
- Support for new infrastructure certifications
- Support for Docker containers and Helm charts
Every other product from the stack has also been released as 16.7