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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

WS-Addressing WS-Addressing 1.0..

WS-Addressing 1.0

WS-Addressing 1.0

WS-Addressing 1.0

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-Notification 1.3

WS-Notification 1.3

WS-Notification 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.


Reference:
New features
WAS detailed system requirements


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