Specifications
- Any application type
- Web apps
- Portlet applications
- SIP applications
- EJB applications
- Client applications
- Web services
- Service integration
- Data access resources
- Messaging resources
- Mail, URLs, and other Java EE resources
- Security
- WS-Security
- Naming and directory
- Object Request Broker
- Transactions
- WebSphere extensions
- Administration
Any application type
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 Java EE spec Java EE 5
J2EE 1.4
J2EE 1.3J2EE 1.4
J2EE 1.3
J2EE 1.2J2EE 1.4
J2EE 1.3
J2EE 1.2J2EE 1.3
J2EE 1.2Java SE specification Java SE 6 J2SE 5 J2SE 1.4.2 J2SE 1.4.2
J2SE 1.3
Web apps
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 Java Servlet spec (JSR 154 and JSR 53) Java Servlet 2.5
Java Servlet 2.4
Java Servlet 2.3Java Servlet 2.4
Java Servlet 2.3Java Servlet 2.4
Java Servlet 2.3Java Servlet 2.3 JSPs spec (JSR 245, JSR 152, and JSR 53) JSP 2.1
JSP 2.0
JSP 1.2JSP 2.0
JSP 1.2JSP 2.0
JSP 1.2JSP 1.2
Portlet applications
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 Portlet spec Portlet 2.0 (JSR 286) Portlet 1.0 (JSR 168) N/A. WAS ND v7.0 first supports portlets in V6.1.
Session Initialization Protocol applications
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servlet API (JSR 116) SIP 1.0 SIP 1.0 N/A. WAS ND v7.0 first supports SIP in V6.1.
Enterprise bean (EJB) applications
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 EJB spec EJB 3.0
EJB 2.1
EJB 2.0EJB 3.0
EJB 2.1
EJB 2.0
EJB 1.1EJB 2.1
EJB 2.0
EJB 1.1EJB 2.0
EJB 1.1Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) API JDBC 4.0
JDBC 3.0
JDBC 2.1 and Optional Package API (2.0)JDBC 3.0
JDBC 2.1 and Optional Package API (2.0)JDBC 3.0
JDBC 2.1 and Optional Package API (2.0)JDBC 2.0 JMS specification JMS 1.1 JMS 1.1 JMS 1.1 JMS 1.02 Java Persistence API (JPA) specification JPA JPA N/A N/A
Client applications
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 Java Web Start architecture Java Web Start 1.4.2 Java Web Start 1.4.2 Java Web Start 1.4.2 N/A
Web services
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 JAXB spec JAXB 2.1 JAXB 2.0 N/A N/A JAXB Reference Implementation Vendor Extensions Runtime Properties spec JAXB 2.1 RI Vendor Extensions JAXB 2.0 RI Vendor Extensions for Feature Pack for Web Services N/A N/A Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) spec 1.2 Included in Java SE 6.
1.2 Included in J2SE 5.
1.1 Specification is no longer available.
1.1 Specification is no longer available.
Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) spec JAXR 1.0 JAXR 1.0 JAXR 1.0 N/A JAX-RPC specification JAX-RPC 1.1 JAX-RPC 1.1 JAX-RPC 1.1 JAX-RPC 1.0 Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) spec JAX-WS 2.1 JAX-WS 2.0 N/A N/A Reliable Asynchronous Messaging Profile (RAMP) RAMP 1.0 RAMP 1.0 N/A N/A SOAP SOAP 1.1
SOAP 1.2SOAP 1.1
SOAP 1.2SOAP 1.1 SOAP 1.1 SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ) Specification SAAJ 1.2
SAAJ 1.3SAAJ 1.2
SAAJ 1.3SAAJ 1.2 SAAJ 1.1 SOAP over Java Message Service (SOAP over JMS) W3C SOAP over JMS 1.0 (submission draft) SOAP Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM) MTOM 1.0 MTOM 1.0 N/A Streaming API for XML (StAX) StAX 1.0 StAX 1.0 N/A UDDI UDDI 3.0 UDDI 3.0 UDDI 3.0 UDDI 2.0 W3C XML Schema Web Services Addressing (WS-Addressing) WS-Addressing 1.0 family of specifications: WS-Addressing 1.0 family of specifications:
- 1.0 Core
- 1.0 SOAP Binding
- 1.0 Metadata (partially supported)
N/A Web Services Atomic Transaction (WS-AT) WS-AT 1.0
WS-AT 1.1WS-AT 1.0 WS-AT 1.0 N/A Web Services Business Activity (WS-BA) WS-BA 1.0
WS-BA 1.1WS-BA 1.0 N/A Web Services Coordination (WS-COOR) WS-COOR 1.0
WS-COOR 1.1WS-COOR 1.0 WS-COOR 1.0 N/A WSDL WSDL 1.1 WSDL 1.1 WSDL 1.1 WSDL 1.1 Java EE (JSR 109) JSR 109 1.2 JSR 109 1.1 JSR 109 1.1 JSR 109 1.0 Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) Basic Profile WS-I Basic Profile 1.1
WS-I Basic Profile 1.2 (draft)
WS-I Basic Profile 2.0 (draft)WS-I Basic Profile 1.1
WS-I Basic Profile 1.2 (draft)
WS-I Basic Profile 2.0 (draft) for Feature Pack for Web ServicesWS-I Basic Profile 1.1 WS-I Basic Profile 1.0 Web Services-Interoperability Attachments Profile WS-I Attachments 1.0 WS-I Attachments 1.0 WS-I Attachments 1.0 N/A Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF) WSIF WSIF WSIF WSIF Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform (JSR 181) Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform for Feature Pack for Web Services N/A N/A Web Services Notification (WS-Notification) WS-Notification 1.3 family of specifications: WS-Notification 1.3 family of specifications: N/A N/A Web Services Policy (WS-Policy) specification Web Services Policy 1.5
Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Metadata
Web Services Atomic Transaction V1.0 and Web Services Atomic Transaction V1.1
Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion V1.0 and Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion V1.1
WS-SecurityPolicy 1.2N/A N/A N/A Web Services Reliable Messaging WS-ReliableMessaging 1.0
WS-ReliableMessaging 1.1
WS-MakeConnection V1.0WS-ReliableMessaging 1.0 and WS-ReliableMessaging 1.1. N/A N/A Web Services Resource Framework (WSRF) WSRF 1.2 WSRF 1.2 N/A N/A XML-binary Optimized Packaging (XOP) XOP 1.0 XOP 1.0 N/A N/A
Service integration
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) API JDBC 4.0 JDBC 3.0 JDBC 3.0 JDBC 2.0
Data access resources
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) API JDBC 4.0 JDBC 3.0 JDBC 3.0 JDBC 2.0 Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) resource adapter JCA 1.5 JCA 1.5 JCA 1.5 JCA 1.0 Service Data Objects (SDO) specification SDO 1.0 SDO 1.0 SDO 1.0 N/A
Messaging resources
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 JMS JMS 1.1 JMS 1.1 JMS 1.1 JMS 1.0.2 Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) resource adapter JCA 1.5 JCA 1.5 JCA 1.5 JCA 1.0
Mail, URLs, and other Java EE resources
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 Java Mail API documentation (JSR 919) Java Mail 1.4 Java Mail 1.3 Java Mail 1.3 Java Mail 1.2 URL API documentation URL 1.4.2 URL 1.4.2 URL 1.4.2 1.2 Specification is no longer available.
Java Beans Activation Framework (JAF) Specification JAF 1.1 JAF 1.0.2 JAF 1.0.2 JAF 1.0 W3C Architecture - Naming and Addressing: URIs, URLs W3C Naming and Addressing
Security
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 Java 2 Security Manager Java 2 Security Manager 1.5 Java 2 Security Manager 1.5 Java 2 Security Manager 1.4 Java 2 Security Manager 1.3 (JAAS) JAAS 2.0
Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) JACC 1.1 JACC 1.0 JACC 1.0 N/A CSIv2 spec OMG CORBA/IIOP specification.
CSI 2.0
SSL configuration WAS ND v7.0 uses JSSE as the SSL implementation for secure connections. JSSE is part of the J2SE spec and is included in the IBM implementation of the JRE specification.
JSSE 5.0 JSSE 5.0 JSSE 1.0.3 JSSE 1.0.3 Java Generic Security Service (JGSS) Use JGSS with the Kerberos Network Authentication Service, V5
JGSS 1.0.1
The SPNEGO SPNEGO 1.0
JCE spec JCE 1.0
Java Certification Path (CertPath) API CertPath 1.1 CertPath 1.1
CertPath 1.0CertPath 1.0 CertPath 1.0
WS-Security
Naming and directory
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 JNDI Specification JNDI on Java SE 6 JNDI on J2SE
Common Object Request Broker: Architecture and Specification (CORBA) specification
OMG Interoperable Naming (CosNaming) specification.CORBA 2.4
Interoperable Naming Service specification This is an OMG CosNaming specification.
Interoperable Naming Service
Naming Service specification
OMG CosNaming specification.Naming Service
Object Request Broker
The Object Request Broker (ORB) component follows the CORBA specifications supported by J2SE. The Object Management Group (OMG) produces the specifications.
Versions 6.1 and later use the J2SE 5.0 specifications that are listed in Official Specifications for CORBA support in J2SE 5.0.
Versions 5.1.x and 6.0.x use the J2SE 1.4 specifications that are listed in Official Specifications for CORBA support in J2SE 1.4.
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 CORBA specifications CORBA 2.3.1
Revised IDL to Java language mapping Revised IDL to Java language mapping
New IDL to Java Mapping Chapter New IDL to Java Mapping Chapter
Updated Java to IDL Mapping spec Updated Java to IDL Mapping
Interoperable Naming Service revised chapters Interoperable Naming Service revised chapters
Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification N/A N/A Portable Interceptors specification N/A N/A N/A N/A
Transactions
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 CORBA Object Transaction Service (OTS) specification OTS 1.4 OTS 1.4 OTS 1.4 OTS 1.2 Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) resource adapter JCA 1.5 JCA 1.5 JCA 1.5 JCA 1.0 JTA specification JTA 1.1 JTA 1.0.1B JTA 1.0.1B JTA 1.0.1 Java Transaction Service (JTS) specification JTS 1.0
Web Services Atomic Transaction (WS-AT) WS-AT 1.0
WS-AT 1.1WS-AT 1.0 WS-AT 1.0 N/A Web Services Business Activity (WS-BA) WS-BA 1.0
WS-BA 1.1WS-BA 1.0 N/A Web Services Coordination (WS-COOR) WS-COOR 1.0
WS-COOR 1.1WS-COOR 1.0 WS-COOR 1.0 N/A
WebSphere extensions
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 ActivitySession service and Last Participant Support
J2EE Activity Service for Extended Transactions (JSR 95) JSR 95
JTA specification JTA 1.1 JTA 1.0.1B JTA 1.0.1 JTA 1.0.1 Internationalization (i18n)
J2SE internationalization documentation J2SE Internationalization 5.0 J2SE Internationalization 5.0 J2SE Internationalization 1.4.2 J2SE Internationalization 1.4.2
Administration
Specification or API V7.0 V6.1 V6.0 V5.1 Java EE Application Deployment specification Java EE Deployment 1.2 J2EE Deployment 1.1 J2EE Deployment 1.1 N/A J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture For V5.1, which uses J2EE 1.3, for an extension use a classpath entry in the manifest.
J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture 1.4.2
J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture 1.4.2J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture 1.4.2 N/A Java Management Extensions (JMX) JSR-000003 JMX 1.2 JMX 1.2 JMX 1.2 JMX 1.0 Java Management Extensions (JMX) Remote API JMX Remote API 1.0 JMX Remote API 1.0 N/A
JVM specification JVM 6 JVM 5.0 JVM 1.4.2 JVM 1.4.2 Logging API spec (JSR 47) Logging API spec (JSR 47) 1.0 Logging API spec (JSR 47) 1.0 Logging API spec (JSR 47) 1.0 N/A
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