Specifications and API documentation

Components

Any application type
Web applications
Portlet applications
SIP applications
EJB applications
OSGi applications
Client applications
Web services
Service Component Architecture
Service integration
Data access resources
Messaging resources
Mail, URLs, and other Java EE resources
Security
Web Services Security
Naming and directory
Object Request Broker
Transactions
WebSphere extensions
Administration

Support Note:

The Version 8.5 column in the tables lists the latest specification level that the product supports.
However, support for specifications is compatible with earlier versions of the product; the Version 8.5 product supports all specifications that are listed for Version 6.0 through Version 8.5. For example, for any application type, the Version 8.0 product supports Java EE 5 and 6 and J2EE 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4.
The word New with a specification indicates that the product first supported the specification in that product version.

The Version 8.5 column in the tables lists the latest specification level that the product supports. However, support for specifications is compatible with earlier versions of the product; the Version 8.5 product supports all specifications that are listed for Version 6.0 through Version 8.5. For example, for any application type, the Version 8.0 product supports Java EE 5 and 6 and J2EE 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4. The word New with a specification indicates that the product first supported the specification in that product version.

Any application type

Table 1. Supported specifications for any application type. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) specification Prior to Java EE 5, the specification name was Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE).	Java EE 6 (JSR 316)	Java EE 6 (JSR 316) New	Java EE 5 New	J2EE 1.4	J2EE 1.4 New J2EE 1.3 J2EE 1.2
Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) specification Prior to Java SE 6, the specification name was Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE).	Java SE 8 New	Java SE 6	Java SE 6 New	J2SE 5	J2SE 1.4.2
ISO 8859 specifications	ISO 8859 applies to these versions.

Web applications

Table 2. Supported specifications for web applications. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Java Servlet specification (JSR 154, JSR 53 and JSR 315)	Java Servlet 3.0	Java Servlet 3.0 New	Java Servlet 2.5 New	Java Servlet 2.4	Java Servlet 2.4 New Java Servlet 2.3
JavaServer Faces (JSF) specification (JSR 252 and 127)	Apache MyFaces - JSF 2.0	Apache MyFaces - JSF 2.0New	Sun Reference Implementation - JSF 1.2 Apache MyFaces - JSF 1.2	JSF 1.1	JSF 1.0
JavaServer Pages (JSP) specification (JSR 245, JSR 152, and JSR 53)	JSP 2.2	JSP 2.2 New	JSP 2.1 New	JSP 2.0	JSP 2.0 New JSP 1.2

Portlet applications

Table 3. Supported specifications for portlet applications. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Portlet specification	Portlet 2.0 (JSR 286)	Portlet 2.0 (JSR 286)	Portlet 2.0 (JSR 286) New	Portlet 1.0 (JSR 168)	Not applicable. The product supports portlets in Version 6.1.

Session Initialization Protocol applications

Table 4. Supported specifications and APIs for SIP applications. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servlet API For a complete list of SIP and SIP proxy standards, see Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) industry standards compliance.	SIP 1.1 (JSR 289)	SIP 1.1 (JSR 289) New	SIP 1.1 (JSR 289) New for Feature Pack for CEA 1.0	SIP 1.0 (JSR 116)	Not applicable. The product supports SIP in Version 6.1.

Enterprise bean (EJB) applications

Table 5. Supported specifications and APIs for EJB applications. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) specification (*) Based on the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) specification, enterprise beans are Java components that typically implement the business logic of Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications as well as access data. Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) specifications for a given release require support of all prior API levels. (EJB) entity beans have been stabilized since WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0. There are no further enhancements to this technology, but this technology is still part of the product. EJBDeploy has been deprecated in WebSphere Application Server version 8.5, and may be removed from the product in the future. EJBDeploy is no longer required for session beans, but is required for EJB 2.x and 1.x entity beans. If EJBDeploy is removed, it would still be available external to the product and entity beans would still be supported by the product.	EJB 3.1 (*)	EJB 3.1 New (*)	EJB 3.0 (*)	EJB 3.0 New for Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 (*)	EJB 2.1 New () EJB 2.0 () EJB 1.1 (*)
Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) API	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 4.0 New	JDBC 3.0	JDBC 3.0 New JDBC 2.1 and Optional Package API (2.0)
Java Message Service (JMS) specification	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1 New
Java Persistence API (JPA) specification	JPA 2.0	JPA 2.0	JPA 2.0 New for Feature Pack for OSGi and JPA 2.0	JPA 1.0 New for Feature Pack for EJB 3.0	Not applicable

OSGi applications

Table 6. Supported specifications and APIs for OSGi applications. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
OSGi Service Platform specification	OSGi Service Platform Release 4 Version 4.2	OSGi Service Platform Release 4 Version 4.2	OSGi Service Platform Release 4 Version 4.2 New for Feature Pack for OSGi and JPA 2.0	Not applicable	Not applicable
OSGi Alliance RFC-0112 Bundle Repository specification	OSGi Alliance RFC-0112 (Draft)	OSGi Alliance RFC-0112 (Draft)	OSGi Alliance RFC-0112 (Draft) New for Feature Pack for OSGi and JPA 2.0	Not applicable	Not applicable

Client applications

Table 7. Supported specifications and APIs for client applications. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
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 New

Web services

Table 8. Supported specifications and APIs for web services. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) specification	JAXB 2.2	JAXB 2.2 New	JAXB 2.1 New	JAXB 2.0 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) Reference Implementation Vendor Extensions Runtime Properties specification	JAXB 2.2 RI Vendor Extensions	JAXB 2.2 RI Vendor Extensions New	JAXB 2.1 RI Vendor Extensions New	JAXB 2.0 RI Vendor Extensions New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
Java API for XML Processing (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
Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) specification	JAXR 1.0	JAXR 1.0	JAXR 1.0	JAXR 1.0	JAXR 1.0 New
Java API for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC) specification	JAX-RPC 1.1	JAX-RPC 1.1	JAX-RPC 1.1	JAX-RPC 1.1	JAX-RPC 1.1 New
Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS) specification	JAX-RS 1.1	JAX-RS 1.1 New	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) specification	JAX-WS 2.2	JAX-WS 2.2 New	JAX-WS 2.1 New	JAX-WS 2.0 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
Java API for WSDL (JWSDL) (JSR110)	JWSDL 1.2	JWSDL 1.2	JWSDL 1.2	JWSDL 1.2	Not applicable
SOAP	SOAP 1.2	SOAP 1.2	SOAP 1.2	SOAP 1.2 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	SOAP 1.1
SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ) specification	SAAJ 1.3	SAAJ 1.3	SAAJ 1.3	SAAJ 1.3 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	SAAJ 1.2 New
SOAP over Java Message Service (SOAP over JMS)	W3C SOAP over JMS 1.0	W3C SOAP over JMS 1.0	W3C SOAP over JMS 1.0 (submission draft)	Not applicable	Not applicable
SOAP Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM)	MTOM 1.0	MTOM 1.0	MTOM 1.0	MTOM 1.0 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
Streaming API for XML (StAX)	StAX 1.0	StAX 1.0	StAX 1.0	StAX 1.0 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI)	UDDI 3.0	UDDI 3.0	UDDI 3.0	UDDI 3.0	UDDI 3.0 New
W3C XML Schema	The following specifications apply to these versions: XML Schema 1.0 XML Schema Part 1 XML Schema Part 2
Web Services Addressing (WS-Addressing) For more information, see Web Services Addressing version interoperability.	WS-Addressing 1.0 family of specifications: 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 family of specifications: 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 family of specifications: 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 family of specifications: Core SOAP Binding WSDL Binding WS-Addressing WSDL Binding, W3C Last Call WS-Addressing, W3C Submission	Not applicable
Web Services Atomic Transaction (WS-AT)	WS-AT 1.2	WS-AT 1.2	WS-AT 1.1 New WS-AT 1.2 New	WS-AT 1.0	WS-AT 1.0 New
Web Services Business Activity (WS-BA)	WS-BA 1.2	WS-BA 1.2	WS-BA 1.1 New WS-BA 1.2 New	WS-BA 1.0	Not applicable
Web Services Coordination (WS-COOR)	WS-COOR 1.2	WS-COOR 1.2	WS-COOR 1.1 New WS-COOR 1.2 New	WS-COOR 1.0	WS-COOR 1.0 New
Web Services Description Language (WSDL)	WSDL 1.1 applies to these versions.
Web Services for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) (JSR 109) Prior to Web Services for Java EE, the specification name was Web Services for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE).	JSR 109 1.3	JSR 109 1.3 New	JSR 109 1.2 New	JSR 109 1.1	JSR 109 1.1 New
Web Services Interoperability Organization (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 (draft) WS-I Basic Profile 2.0 (draft)	WS-I Basic Profile 1.2 (draft) New for Feature Pack for Web Services WS-I Basic Profile 2.0 (draft) New for Feature Pack for Web Services	WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 New
Web Services-Interoperability (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 New
Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) Reliable Secure Profile (RSP) Prior to WS-I RSP, the specification was named Reliable Asynchronous Messaging Profile (RAMP)	WS-I RSP 1.0	WS-I RSP 1.0	RAMP 1.0	RAMP 1.0 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF)	WSIF Note: Apache no longer supports WSIF.	WSIF Note: Apache no longer supports WSIF.	WSIF Note: Apache no longer supports WSIF.	WSIF Note: Apache no longer supports WSIF.	WSIF Note: Apache no longer supports WSIF.
Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform (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 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
Web Services Notification (WS-Notification)	WS-Notification 1.3 family of specifications: WS-BaseNotification 1.3 WS-BrokeredNotification 1.3 WS-Topics 1.3	WS-Notification 1.3 family of specifications: WS-BaseNotification 1.3 WS-BrokeredNotification 1.3 WS-Topics 1.3	WS-Notification 1.3 family of specifications: WS-BaseNotification 1.3 WS-BrokeredNotification 1.3 WS-Topics 1.3	WS-Notification 1.3 family of specifications: WS-BaseNotification 1.3 WS-BrokeredNotification 1.3 WS-Topics 1.3	Not applicable
Web Services Policy (WS-Policy) specification	Web Services Policy 1.5 Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Metadata Web Services Atomic Transaction Version 1.0 and Web Services Atomic Transaction Version 1.1 Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion Version 1.0 and Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion Version 1.1 WS-SecurityPolicy 1.2	Web Services Policy 1.5 Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Metadata Web Services Atomic Transaction Version 1.0 and Web Services Atomic Transaction Version 1.1 Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion Version 1.0 and Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion Version 1.1 WS-SecurityPolicy 1.2	Web Services Policy 1.5 New Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Metadata New Web Services Atomic Transaction Version 1.0 and Web Services Atomic Transaction Version 1.1 New Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion Version 1.0 and Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy Assertion Version 1.1 New WS-SecurityPolicy 1.2 New	Not applicable
Web Services Reliable Messaging	WS-MakeConnection Version 1.0	WS-MakeConnection Version 1.0	WS-MakeConnection Version 1.0 New	WS-ReliableMessaging 1.0 and WS-ReliableMessaging 1.1. New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
Web Services Resource Framework (WSRF)	WSRF 1.2	WSRF 1.2	WSRF 1.2	WSRF 1.2 New	Not applicable
XML-binary Optimized Packaging (XOP)	XOP 1.0	XOP 1.0	XOP 1.0	XOP 1.0 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable

Service Component Architecture

The product supports the following Service Component Architecture (SCA) specifications. The product supports most sections of the specifications, although some sections are not supported. See Unsupported SCA specification sections (deprecated).

Deprecated feature: 8.5.5.19 or later

The Service Component Architecture (SCA) programming model and samples are deprecated, and will be removed in a future release. You cannot deploy new SCA business-level applications.

Update your applications to use different programming models. The programming models that you use vary depending on how you previously incorporated SCA in your application.

If you used SCA for binding, consolidate the ways in which your application is exposed to a few standards, such as Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS) or Java Message Service (JMS). For example, use JAX-RS for application bindings. To minimize the duplication of binding level implementation, structure your application to use shared code.

If you want to continue to use SCA as part of your long-term strategy, consider hosting your applications on IBM Business Process Manager.

Table 9. Supported specifications and APIs for SCA applications. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
OSOA SCA Assembly Model specification	SCA Assembly Model 1.00	SCA Assembly Model 1.00	SCA Assembly Model 1.00 New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.0	Not applicable	Not applicable
OASIS SCA Assembly specification	SCA-Assembly 1.1 New	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
OSOA SCA Policy Framework specification	SCA Policy Framework 1.00	SCA Policy Framework 1.00	SCA Policy Framework 1.00 New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.0	Not applicable	Not applicable
OASIS SCA Policy Framework specification The product supports policy attachment, but does not support OASIS policy set definitions.	SCA-Policy 1.1 New	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
OSOA SCA Transaction Policy specification	SCA Transaction Policy 1.00	SCA Transaction Policy 1.00	SCA Transaction Policy 1.00 New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.0	Not applicable	Not applicable
OSOA SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs specification	SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs 1.00	SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs 1.00	SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs 1.00 New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.0	Not applicable	Not applicable
OASIS SCA-J Common Annotations and APIs specification	SCA-J 1.1 New	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
OSOA SCA Java Component Implementation specification	SCA Java Component Implementation 1.00	SCA Java Component Implementation 1.00	SCA Java Component Implementation 1.00 New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.0	Not applicable	Not applicable
OASIS SCA Bindings specification OASIS SCA JMS Binding 1.1 and OASIS SCA Web Service Binding 1.1 are supported. OASIS SCA JCA Binding 1.1 is not supported.	SCA-Bindings 1.1 New	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
OSOA SCA Web Services Binding specification	SCA Web Services Binding V1.00	SCA Web Services Binding V1.00	SCA Web Services Binding V1.00 New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.0	Not applicable	Not applicable
OSOA SCA EJB Session Bean Binding specification The specifications support EJB 2.1 and 3.0 modules.	SCA EJB Session Bean Binding 1.00	SCA EJB Session Bean Binding 1.00	SCA EJB Session Bean Binding 1.00 New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.0	Not applicable	Not applicable
OSOA SCA JMS Binding specification	SCA JMS Binding 1.00	SCA JMS Binding 1.00	SCA JMS Binding 1.00 New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.1	Not applicable	Not applicable
OSOA SCA Java EE Integration specification	SCA Java EE Integration 1.00	SCA Java EE Integration 1.00	SCA Java EE Integration 1.00 New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.1	Not applicable	Not applicable
OSOA SCA Spring Component Implementation specification	SCA Spring Component Implementation 1.00	SCA Spring Component Implementation 1.00	SCA Spring Component Implementation 1.00 New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.1	Not applicable	Not applicable
Service Data Objects (SDO) specification	SDO 2.1.1 (JSR 235)		SDO 2.1.1 (JSR 235) New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.1	Not applicable	Not applicable

Service integration

Table 10. Supported specifications and APIs for service integration. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) API	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 4.0 New	JDBC 3.0	JDBC 3.0 New

Data access resources

Table 11. Supported specifications and APIs for data access resources. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) API	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 4.0	JDBC 4.0 New	JDBC 3.0	JDBC 3.0 New
Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) resource adapter	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322)	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322) New	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5 New JCA 1.0
Service Data Objects (SDO) specification	SDO 2.1.1 (JSR 235)	SDO 2.1.1 (JSR 235)	SDO 2.1.1 (JSR 235) New for Feature Pack for SCA Version 1.0.1	SDO 1.0	SDO 1.0 New

Messaging resources

Table 12. Supported specifications and APIs for messaging resources. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Java Message Service (JMS)	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1	JMS 1.1 New
Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) resource adapter	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322)	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322) New	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5 New JCA 1.0

Mail, URLs, and other Java EE resources

Table 13. Supported specifications and APIs for mail, URLs, and other Java EE resources. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
JavaMail API documentation (JSR 919)	JavaMail 1.4	JavaMail 1.4	JavaMail 1.4 New	JavaMail 1.3	JavaMail 1.3 New
URL API documentation	URL 1.4.2	URL 1.4.2	URL 1.4.2	URL 1.4.2	URL 1.4.2 New
JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF) Specification	JAF 1.1	JAF 1.1	JAF 1.1 New	JAF 1.0.2	JAF 1.0.2 New
W3C Architecture - Naming and Addressing: URIs, URLs	W3C Naming and Addressing applies to these versions.

Security

Table 14. Supported specifications and APIs for security. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
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 New
Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS)	JAAS 2.0 applies to these versions.
Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC)	JACC 1.4	JACC 1.4	JACC 1.4 New	JACC 1.0	JACC 1.0 New
Java Authentication Service Provider Interface for Containers (JASPI)	JASPI 1.0	JASPI 1.0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Common Secure Interoperability Version 2 (CSIv2) specification This is an Object Management Group (OMG) CORBA/IIOP specification.	CSI 2.0 applies to these versions.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) configuration The product uses Java Secure Sockets Extension (JSSE) as the SSL implementation for secure connections. JSSE is part of the Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) specification and is included in the IBM® implementation of the Java Runtime Extension (JRE) specification.	JSSE 5.0	JSSE 5.0	JSSE 5.0	JSSE 5.0 New	JSSE 1.0.3
Java Generic Security Service (JGSS) Use JGSS with the Kerberos Network Authentication Service, Version 5	JGSS 1.0.1 applies to these versions.
The Simple and Protected GSS-API Negotiation Mechanism (SPNEGO)	SPNEGO 1.0 applies to these versions.
Java Cryptographic Extension (JCE) specification	JCE 1.0 applies to these versions.
Java Certification Path (CertPath) API	CertPath 1.1	CertPath 1.1	CertPath 1.1	CertPath 1.1 New	CertPath 1.0

Web Services Security

Table 15. Supported specifications and APIs for Web Services Security. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Canonical XML	Canonical XML 1.0 applies to these versions.
Decryption Transform for XML Signature	Decryption Transformation for XML Signature applies to these versions. .
Exclusive XML Canonicalization	Exclusive XML Canonicalization 1.0 applies to these versions.
OASIS Web Services Security: SOAP Message Security (WS-Security)	WS-Security 1.1	WS-Security 1.1	WS-Security 1.1	WS-Security 1.1 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	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 New	Not applicable	Not applicable
OASIS Web Services Security: SAML Token Profile 1.1 Note: WebSphere Application Server supports this specification in reference to the SAML Version 1.1 and 2.0 assertions within SOAP messages only.	SAML Version 1.1 and 2.0 assertions	SAML Version 1.1 and 2.0 assertions	SAML Version 1.1 and 2.0 assertions	Not applicable	Not applicable
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 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Username Token Profile 1.0 New
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 New for Feature Pack for Web Services	X.509 Token Profile 1.0 New
Web Services Interoperability Organization (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 New	WS-I Basic Security Profile 1.0	Not applicable
Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) Reliable Secure Profile	WS-I Reliable Secure Profile 1.0 (draft)	WS-I Reliable Secure Profile 1.0 (draft)	WS-I Reliable Secure Profile 1.0 (draft)	WS-I Reliable Secure Profile 1.0 (draft) New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
Web Services Secure Conversation (WS-SecureConversation)	OASIS WS-SecureConversation 1.3	OASIS WS-SecureConversation 1.3	OASIS WS-SecureConversation 1.3 New	OASIS WS-SecureConversation 1.0 (draft submission) New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
Web Services Trust	OASIS WS-Trust 1.3	OASIS WS-Trust 1.3	OASIS WS-Trust 1.3 New	OASIS WS-Trust 1.1 (draft) New for Feature Pack for Web Services	Not applicable
XML Signature Syntax and Processing	XML Signature Syntax and Processing applies to these versions.
XML Encryption Syntax and Processing	XML Encryption Syntax and Processing applies to these versions.

Naming and directory

Table 16. Supported specifications and APIs for naming and directory. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1
Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) Specification See also JNDI support in WebSphere Application Server.	JNDI on Java SE 7 New	JNDI on Java SE 6	JNDI on Java SE 6 New	JNDI on J2SE applies to these versions.
Common Object Request Broker: Architecture and Specification (CORBA) specification This is an Object Management Group (OMG) Interoperable Naming (CosNaming) specification.	CORBA 2.4 applies to these versions.
Interoperable Naming Service specification This is an OMG CosNaming specification.	Interoperable Naming Service
Naming Service specification This is an OMG CosNaming specification.	Naming Service applies to these versions.

Object Request Broker

The Object Request Broker (ORB) component follows the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) specifications supported by Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (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 at http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/idl/compliance.html.

Version 6.0.x uses the J2SE 1.4 specifications that are listed in Official Specifications for CORBA support in J2SE 1.4 at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/jp/1.4/api/org/omg/CORBA/doc-files/compliance.html.

Table 17. Supported specifications and APIs for ORB. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) specifications	CORBA 2.3.1 applies to these versions.
Revised IDL to Java language mapping	Revised IDL to Java language mapping applies to these versions.
New IDL to Java Mapping Chapter	New IDL to Java Mapping Chapter applies to these versions.
Updated Java to IDL Mapping specification	Updated Java to IDL Mapping applies to these versions.
Interoperable Naming Service revised chapters	Interoperable Naming Service revised chapters applies to these versions.
Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification	Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification	Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification	Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification	Object Reference Template Final Adopted specification New	Not applicable
Portable Interceptors specification	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Portable Interceptors specification

Transactions

Table 18. Supported specifications and APIs for transactions. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
CORBA Object Transaction Service (OTS) specification	OTS 1.4	OTS 1.4	OTS 1.4	OTS 1.4	OTS 1.4 New
Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) resource adapter	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322)	JCA 1.6 (JSR 322) New	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5	JCA 1.5 New JCA 1.0
Java Transaction API (JTA) specification	JTA 1.1	JTA 1.1	JTA 1.1 New	JTA 1.0.1B	JTA 1.0.1B New
Java Transaction Service (JTS) specification	JTS 1.0 applies to these versions.

WebSphere extensions

Table 19. Supported specifications and APIs for WebSphere extensions. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
ActivitySession service and Last Participant Support
J2EE Activity Service for Extended Transactions (JSR 95)	JSR 95 applies to these versions.
Java Transaction API (JTA) specification	JTA 1.1	JTA 1.1	JTA 1.1 New	JTA 1.0.1B New	JTA 1.0.1
Internationalization (i18n)
J2SE internationalization documentation	J2SE Internationalization 5.0	J2SE Internationalization 5.0	J2SE Internationalization 5.0	J2SE Internationalization 5.0 New	J2SE Internationalization 1.4.2

Administration

Table 20. Supported specifications and APIs for administration. The product supports the specifications or APIs in this table.
Specification or API	Version 8.5	Version 8.0	Version 7.0	Version 6.1	Version 6.0
Java EE Application Deployment specification See Installing enterprise modules with JSR-88.	Java EE Deployment 1.2	Java EE Deployment 1.2	Java EE Deployment 1.2 New	J2EE Deployment 1.1	J2EE Deployment 1.1 New
J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture See Installed optional packages.	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 New
Java Management Extensions (JMX) JSR-000003	JMX 1.4	JMX 1.4	JMX 1.4	JMX 1.2	JMX 1.2 New
Java Management Extensions (JMX) Remote API	JMX Remote API 1.0	JMX Remote API 1.0	JMX Remote API 1.0	JMX Remote API 1.0 New	Not applicable
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) specification See WebSphere Application Server detailed system requirements.	JVM 6	JVM 6	JVM 6 New	JVM 5.0 New	JVM 1.4.2
Logging API specification (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 New