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# **Hello from Cerbos!**  
Thank you for being a part of the Cerbos community. Here are the latest updates on what we have been up to.  
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# Cerbos version 0.9 is out!  
On October 29th we released Cerbos v0.9 - our biggest release yet. Cerbos is now faster, more secure, and integrated with the wider ecosystem.  
We’ve migrated to a new custom built decision engine that is up to **17 times** faster than the previous version, added support for [hierarchical functions](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/latest/policies/conditions.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2#hierarchies) in policy conditions, added native JWT (JSON Web Tokens) [validation support](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/latest/configuration/auxdata.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2), as well as the ability to store and read policies from [Cloud Storage](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/latest/configuration/storage.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2#blob-driver): S3, GCS or any S3-compatible API. We also published GitHub actions for [setting up](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/cerbos-setup-action?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2) and [compiling](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/cerbos-compile-action?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2) Cerbos policies which make testing policies in CI much easier.  
You can find out more details on all of this in our [blog](/content/blog/speed-hierarchies-testing-and-tokens-cerbos-v0-9-release?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2/index.html).

## New Cerbos Playground start page  
We are always looking for ways to make getting started with Cerbos easier and the [playground](https://play.cerbos.dev/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2) is a big part of that. There is new a Launch Page which highlights all the resources available including how to get started, documentation links, examples and, if you are logged in, access to your existing projects.

# **Industry news**  
We want to recognize Auth0, the de facto, modern authentication SaaS, for a video they created explaining the [differences between Authorization and Authentication](https://twitter.com/auth0/status/1451273644282351618?s=20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2) - two things which are commonly confused. Cerbos can be easily integrated with Auth0 to provide the authorization on top of its authentication platform. You can find more about it at this [link.](/content/ecosystem/cerbos-auth0?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2/index.html)

# **Do you want a Cerbos t-shirt?**  
Good! We want to give you one! And we also want to talk to you about Cerbos and get your feedback: what you like, what you don’t, what are your primary use cases, if you are missing anything or how would you like us to improve it.  
Please, [contact us via our feedback page](/content/feedback?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2/index.html) and we will reach out to you to book a session.

# **Stay connected**  
- Cerbos core is **open source** you can find the code in our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/cerbos/cerbos?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2)  
- Join our slack to discuss with our community [Slack](https://go.cerbos.io/slack?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2)  
- If you are wondering how to **get started** our [guide](https://docs.cerbos.dev/cerbos/latest/quickstart.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2) is ready to go  
- Our **docs** are available for you [here](https://docs.cerbos.dev/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2)  
- You can **try Cerbos** by yourself with some pre-built examples in our [playground](https://play.cerbos.dev/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2)  
- Various **product demos** can be found [here](/content/playground?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2/index.html)  
Or via social media on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/cerbosdev?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cerbos-dev?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfAKV6Tkv2AHqNNknvXYPg?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9XwfWFAafu4PEjODtDbgvBCZatldnhzbhWHztyE7i3ZKnRfKgtfSR0J9GRN5tYwAJtwfz2)