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Any application type

Supported specifications for any application type.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
Java EE specification	Java EE 6 (JSR 316)	Java EE 6 (JSR 316)	Java EE 5	J2EE 1.4	J2EE 1.4 J2EE 1.3 J2EE 1.2
Java SE specification	Java SE 7	Java SE 6	Java SE 6	J2SE 5	J2SE 1.4.2
ISO 8859 specifications	ISO 8859

Web applications

Supported specifications for web applications.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
Java Servlet specification (JSR 154, JSR 53, JSR 315)	Java Servlet 3.0	Java Servlet 3.0	Java Servlet 2.5	Java Servlet 2.4	Java Servlet 2.4 Java Servlet 2.3
JavaServer Faces (JSF) specification (JSR 252, JSR 127)	JSF 2.0	JSF 2.0	JSF 1.2	JSF 1.1	JSF 1.0
JSP specification (JSR 245, JSR 152, JSR 53)	JSP 2.2	JSP 2.2	JSP 2.1	JSP 2.0	JSP 2.0 JSP 1.2

Portlet applications

Supported specifications for portlet applications.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
Portlet specification	Portlet 2.0 (JSR 286)	Portlet 2.0 (JSR 286)	Portlet 2.0 (JSR 286)	Portlet 1.0 (JSR 168)	Portlets

Session Initialization Protocol applications

Supported specifications and APIs for SIP applications.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
SIP Servlet API	SIP 1.1 (JSR 289)	SIP 1.1 (JSR 289)	SIP 1.1 (JSR 289)	SIP 1.0 (JSR 116)	N/A

EJB applications

Supported specifications and APIs for EJB applications.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
EJB	EJB 3.1	EJB 3.1	EJB 3.0	EJB 3.0	EJB 2.1 EJB 2.0 EJB 1.1
JDBC API	JDBC 4.1	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 3.0	JDBC 3.0 JDBC 2.1 and Optional Package API (2.0)
JMS	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1
JPA	JPA 2.0	JPA 2.0	JPA 2.0	JPA 1.0	N/A

OSGi applications

Supported specifications and APIs for OSGi applications.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
OSGi Service Platform	OSGi Service Platform Release 4 Version 4.2	OSGi Service Platform Release 4 Version 4.2	OSGi Service Platform Release 4 Version 4.2	N/A	N/A
OSGi Alliance RFC-0112 Bundle Repository	OSGi Alliance RFC-0112 (Draft)	OSGi Alliance RFC-0112 (Draft)	OSGi Alliance RFC-0112 (Draft)	N/A	N/A

Client applications

Supported specifications and APIs for client applications.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
Java Web Start architecture	Java Web Start 1.4.2	Java Web Start 1.4.2	Java Web Start 1.4.2	Java Web Start 1.4.2	Java Web Start 1.4.2

Web services

Supported specifications and APIs for web services.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
JAXB	JAXB 2.2	JAXB 2.2	JAXB 2.1	JAXB 2.0	N/A
JAXB RI Vendor Extensions	JAXB 2.2 RI Vendor Extensions	JAXB 2.2 RI Vendor Extensions	JAXB 2.1 RI Vendor Extensions	JAXB 2.0 RI Vendor Extensions	N/A
JAXP specification	1.4 Included in Java SE 6.	1.4 Included in Java SE 6.	1.4 Included in Java SE 6.	1.3 Included in J2SE 5.	1.2 Maintenance release of JSR 63
JAXR	JAXR 1.0	JAXR 1.0	JAXR 1.0	JAXR 1.0	JAXR 1.0
JAX-RPC	JAX-RPC 1.1	JAX-RPC 1.1	JAX-RPC 1.1	JAX-RPC 1.1	JAX-RPC 1.1
JAX-RS	JAX-RS 1.1	JAX-RS 1.1
JAX-WS	JAX-WS 2.2	JAX-WS 2.2	JAX-WS 2.1	JAX-WS 2.0	N/A
SOAP	SOAP 1.2	SOAP 1.2	SOAP 1.2	SOAP 1.2	SOAP 1.1
SAAJ	SAAJ 1.3	SAAJ 1.3	SAAJ 1.3	SAAJ 1.3	SAAJ 1.2
SOAP over JMS	W3C SOAP over JMS 1.0	W3C SOAP over JMS 1.0	W3C SOAP over JMS 1.0
SOAP MTOM	MTOM 1.0	MTOM 1.0	MTOM 1.0	MTOM 1.0	N/A
StAX	StAX 1.0	StAX 1.0	StAX 1.0	StAX 1.0	N/A
UDDI	UDDI 3.0	UDDI 3.0	UDDI 3.0	UDDI 3.0	UDDI 3.0
W3C XML Schema	XML Schema 1.0 XML Schema Part 1 XML Schema Part 2	XML Schema 1.0 XML Schema Part 1 XML Schema Part 2	XML Schema 1.0 XML Schema Part 1 XML Schema Part 2	XML Schema 1.0 XML Schema Part 1 XML Schema Part 2	XML Schema 1.0 XML Schema Part 1 XML Schema Part 2
WS-Addressing	WS-Addressing 1.0.. 1.0 Core 1.0 SOAP Binding 1.0 Metadata WS-Addressing WSDL Binding, W3C Candidate Recommendation WS-Addressing, W3C Submission	WS-Addressing 1.0 1.0 Core 1.0 SOAP Binding 1.0 Metadata WS-Addressing WSDL Binding, W3C Candidate Recommendation WS-Addressing, W3C Submission	WS-Addressing 1.0 1.0 Core 1.0 SOAP Binding 1.0 Metadata WS-Addressing WSDL Binding, W3C Candidate Recommendation WS-Addressing, W3C Submission	WS-Addressing 1.0 Core SOAP Binding WSDL Binding WS-Addressing WSDL Binding, W3C Last Call WS-Addressing, W3C Submission	N/A
WS-AT	WS-AT 1.2	WS-AT 1.2	WS-AT 1.1 WS-AT 1.2	WS-AT 1.0	WS-AT 1.0
WS-BA	WS-BA 1.2	WS-BA 1.2	WS-BA 1.1 WS-BA 1.2	WS-BA 1.0	N/A
WS-COOR	WS-COOR 1.2	WS-COOR 1.2	WS-COOR 1.1 WS-COOR 1.2	WS-COOR 1.0	WS-COOR 1.0
WSDL	WSDL 1.1	WSDL 1.1	WSDL 1.1	WSDL 1.1	WSDL 1.1
JSR 109	JSR 109 1.3	JSR 109 1.3	JSR 109 1.2	JSR 109 1.1	JSR 109 1.1
WS-I Basic Profile	WS-I Basic Profile 1.2 WS-I Basic Profile 2.0	WS-I Basic Profile 1.2 WS-I Basic Profile 2.0	WS-I Basic Profile 1.2 WS-I Basic Profile 2.0	WS-I Basic Profile 1.2 WS-I Basic Profile 2.0	WS-I Basic Profile 1.1
WS-I Attachments Profile	WS-I Attachments 1.0	WS-I Attachments 1.0	WS-I Attachments 1.0	WS-I Attachments 1.0	WS-I Attachments 1.0
WS-I RSP	WS-I RSP 1.0	WS-I RSP 1.0	RAMP 1.0	RAMP 1.0	N/A
WSIF	WSIF	WSIF	WSIF	WSIF	WSIF
JSR 181	Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform	Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform	Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform	Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform	N/A
WS-Notification	WS-Notification 1.3 WS-BaseNotification 1.3 WS-BrokeredNotification 1.3 WS-Topics 1.3	WS-Notification 1.3 WS-BaseNotification 1.3 WS-BrokeredNotification 1.3 WS-Topics 1.3	WS-Notification 1.3 WS-BaseNotification 1.3 WS-BrokeredNotification 1.3 WS-Topics 1.3	WS-Notification 1.3 WS-BaseNotification 1.3 WS-BrokeredNotification 1.3 WS-Topics 1.3	N/A
WS-Policy	Web Services Policy 1.5 Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Metadata Web Services Atomic Transaction v1.0 Web Services Atomic Transaction v1.1 Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion v1.0 Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion v1.1 WS-SecurityPolicy 1.2	Web Services Policy 1.5 Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Metadata Web Services Atomic Transaction v1.0 Web Services Atomic Transaction v1.1 Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion v1.0 Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion v1.1 WS-SecurityPolicy 1.2	Web Services Policy 1.5 Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Metadata Web Services Atomic Transaction v1.0 Web Services Atomic Transaction v1.1 Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion v1.0 Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion v1.1 WS-SecurityPolicy 1.2	N/A
Web Services Reliable Messaging	WS-MakeConnection v1.0	WS-MakeConnection v1.0	WS-MakeConnection v1.0	WS-ReliableMessaging 1.0 WS-ReliableMessaging 1.1.	N/A
WSRF	WSRF 1.2	WSRF 1.2	WSRF 1.2	WSRF 1.2	N/A
XOP	XOP 1.0	XOP 1.0	XOP 1.0	XOP 1.0	N/A

Service Component Architecture

WAS v8.5 supports the following SCA specifications. WAS v8.5 supports most sections of the specifications, although some sections are not supported.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
OSOA SCA Assembly Model	SCA Assembly Model 1.00	SCA Assembly Model 1.00	SCA Assembly Model 1.00	N/A	N/A
OASIS SCA Assembly	SCA-Assembly 1.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OSOA SCA Policy Framework	SCA Policy Framework 1.00	SCA Policy Framework 1.00	SCA Policy Framework 1.00	N/A	N/A
OASIS SCA Policy Framework specification	SCA-Policy 1.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OSOA SCA Transaction Policy specification	SCA Transaction Policy 1.00	SCA Transaction Policy 1.00	SCA Transaction Policy 1.00	N/A	N/A
OSOA SCA Java Common Annotations	SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs 1.00	SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs 1.00	SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs 1.00	N/A	N/A
OASIS SCA-J Common Annotations and APIs	SCA-J 1.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OSOA SCA Java Component Implementation	SCA Java Component Implementation 1.00	SCA Java Component Implementation 1.00	SCA Java Component Implementation 1.00	N/A	N/A
OASIS SCA Bindings specification OASIS SCA JCA Binding 1.1 is not supported.	SCA-Bindings 1.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OSOA SCA Web Services Binding	SCA Web Services Binding V1.00	SCA Web Services Binding V1.00	SCA Web Services Binding V1.00	N/A	N/A
OSOA SCA EJB Session Bean Binding specification	SCA EJB Session Bean Binding 1.00	SCA EJB Session Bean Binding 1.00	SCA EJB Session Bean Binding 1.00	N/A	N/A
OSOA SCA JMS Binding	SCA JMS Binding 1.00	SCA JMS Binding 1.00	SCA JMS Binding 1.00	N/A	N/A
OSOA SCA Java EE Integration	SCA Java EE Integration 1.00	SCA Java EE Integration 1.00	SCA Java EE Integration 1.00	N/A	N/A
OSOA SCA Spring Component Implementation	SCA Spring Component Implementation 1.00	SCA Spring Component Implementation 1.00	SCA Spring Component Implementation 1.00	N/A	N/A
SDO	SDO 2.1.1 (JSR 235)		SDO 2.1.1 (JSR 235)	N/A	N/A

Service integration

Supported specifications and APIs for service integration.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
JDBC API	JDBC 4.1	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 3.0	JDBC 3.0

Data access resources

Supported specifications and APIs for data access resources.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
JDBC API	JDBC 4.1	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 3.0	JDBC 3.0
JCA resource adapter	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322)	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322)	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5 JCA 1.0
SDO	SDO 2.1.1 (JSR 235)	SDO 2.1.1 (JSR 235)	SDO 2.1.1 (JSR 235)	SDO 1.0	SDO 1.0

Messaging resources

Supported specifications and APIs for messaging resources.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
JMS	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1
JCA resource adapter	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322)	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322)	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5 JCA 1.0

Mail, URLs, and other Java EE resources

Supported specifications and APIs for mail, URLs, and other Java EE resources.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
JSR 919	JavaMail 1.4	JavaMail 1.4	JavaMail 1.4	JavaMail 1.3	JavaMail 1.3
URL API	URL 1.4.2	URL 1.4.2	URL 1.4.2	URL 1.4.2	URL 1.4.2
JAF	JAF 1.1	JAF 1.1	JAF 1.1	JAF 1.0.2	JAF 1.0.2
W3C Architecture - Naming and Addressing: URIs, URLs	W3C Naming and Addressing

Security

Supported specifications and APIs for security.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
Java 2 Security Manager	Java 2 Security Manager 1.5	Java 2 Security Manager 1.5	Java 2 Security Manager 1.5	Java 2 Security Manager 1.5	Java 2 Security Manager 1.4
JAAS	JAAS 2.0
JACC	JACC 1.4	JACC 1.4	JACC 1.4	JACC 1.0	JACC 1.0
JASPI	JASPI 1.0	JASPI 1.0	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSIv2	CSI 2.0
SSL configuration	JSSE 5.0	JSSE 5.0	JSSE 5.0	JSSE 5.0	JSSE 1.0.3
JGSS	JGSS 1.0.1
SPNEGO	SPNEGO 1.0
JCE	JCE 1.0
CertPath API	CertPath 1.1	CertPath 1.1	CertPath 1.1	CertPath 1.1	CertPath 1.0

Web Services Security

Supported specifications and APIs for Web Services Security.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
Canonical XML	Canonical XML 1.0
Decryption Transform for XML Signature	Decryption Transformation for XML Signature .
Exclusive XML Canonicalization	Exclusive XML Canonicalization 1.0
WS-Security	WS-Security 1.1	WS-Security 1.1	WS-Security 1.1	WS-Security 1.1	WS-Security 1.0
OASIS Web Services Security: Kerberos Token Profile	Kerberos Token Profile 1.1	Kerberos Token Profile 1.1	Kerberos Token Profile 1.1	N/A
OASIS Web Services Security: SAML Token Profile 1.1	SAML v1.1 and 2.0 assertions	SAML v1.1 and 2.0 assertions	SAML v1.1 and 2.0 assertions
OASIS Web Services Security: Username Token Profile	Username Token Profile 1.1	Username Token Profile 1.1	Username Token Profile 1.1	Username Token Profile 1.1	Username Token Profile 1.0
OASIS Web Services Security: X.509 Token Profile	X.509 Token Profile 1.1	X.509 Token Profile 1.1	X.509 Token Profile 1.1	X.509 Token Profile 1.1	X.509 Token Profile 1.0
WS-I Basic Security Profile	WS-I Basic Security Profile 1.1	WS-I Basic Security Profile 1.1	WS-I Basic Security Profile 1.1	WS-I Basic Security Profile 1.0	N/A
WS-I Reliable Secure Profile	WS-I Reliable Secure Profile 1.0	WS-I Reliable Secure Profile 1.0	WS-I Reliable Secure Profile 1.0	WS-I Reliable Secure Profile 1.0	N/A
WS-SecureConversation	OASIS WS-SecureConversation 1.3	OASIS WS-SecureConversation 1.3	OASIS WS-SecureConversation 1.3	OASIS WS-SecureConversation 1.0	N/A
Web Services Trust	OASIS WS-Trust 1.3	OASIS WS-Trust 1.3	OASIS WS-Trust 1.3	OASIS WS-Trust 1.1	N/A
XML Signature Syntax and Processing	XML Signature Syntax and Processing
XML Encryption Syntax and Processing	XML Encryption Syntax and Processing

Naming and directory

Supported specifications and APIs for naming and directory.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
JNDI	JNDI on Java SE 7	JNDI on Java SE 6	JNDI on Java SE 6	JNDI on J2SE
CORBA	CORBA 2.4
Interoperable Naming Service specification	Interoperable Naming Service
Naming Service specification	Naming Service

Object Request Broker

The Object Request Broker (ORB) component follows the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) specifications supported by J2SE. The Object Management Group (OMG) produces the specifications. Versions 6.1 and later use the J2SE 5.0 specifications listed in Official Specifications for CORBA support in J2SE 5.0 v6.0.x uses the J2SE 1.4 specifications listed in Official Specifications for CORBA support in J2SE 1.4

Supported specifications and APIs for ORB.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
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	Updated Java to IDL Mapping
Interoperable Naming Service revised chapters	Interoperable Naming Service revised chapters
Object Reference Template Final Adopted	Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification	Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification	Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification	Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification	N/A
Portable Interceptors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Portable Interceptors specification

Transactions

Supported specifications and APIs for transactions.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
CORBA OTS	OTS 1.4	OTS 1.4	OTS 1.4	OTS 1.4	OTS 1.4
JCA resource adapter	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322)	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322)	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5 JCA 1.0
JTA	JTA 1.1	JTA 1.1	JTA 1.1	JTA 1.0.1B	JTA 1.0.1B
JTS	JTS 1.0

WebSphere extensions

Supported specifications and APIs for WebSphere extensions.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
ActivitySession service and Last Participant Support
JSR 95	JSR 95
JTA	JTA 1.1	JTA 1.1	JTA 1.1	JTA 1.0.1B	JTA 1.0.1
i18n
J2SE internationalization documentation	J2SE Internationalization 5.0	J2SE Internationalization 5.0	J2SE Internationalization 5.0	J2SE Internationalization 5.0	J2SE Internationalization 1.4.2

Administration

Supported specifications and APIs for administration.

Specification or API	v8.5	v8.0	v7.0	v6.1	v6.0
Java EE	Java EE Deployment 1.2	Java EE Deployment 1.2	Java EE Deployment 1.2	J2EE Deployment 1.1	J2EE Deployment 1.1
J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture	J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture 1.4.2	J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture 1.4.2	J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture 1.4.2	J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture 1.4.2	J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture 1.4.2
JMX JSR-000003	JMX 1.4	JMX 1.4	JMX 1.4	JMX 1.2	JMX 1.2
JMX Remote API	JMX Remote API 1.0	JMX Remote API 1.0	JMX Remote API 1.0	JMX Remote API 1.0	N/A
JVM	JVM 6	JVM 6	JVM 6	JVM 5.0	JVM 1.4.2
JSR 47	Logging API specification (JSR 47) 1.0	Logging API specification (JSR 47) 1.0	Logging API specification (JSR 47) 1.0	Logging API specification (JSR 47) 1.0	Logging API specification (JSR 47) 1.0

Support for specifications is compatible with earlier versions of the product. The v8.5 product supports all specifications listed for v6.0 through v8.5.

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