The WebSphere Application Server product supports various industry standards. This topic lists the specifications and API documentation supported in current and prior product releases.
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J2EE specification |
J2EE 1.4 New | ||
| Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) specification |
J2SE 1.4.2 New | ||
| ISO 8859 specifications |
ISO 8859 applies to these versions. |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java Servlet specification (JSR 154) |
Java Servlet 2.4 New | ||
| JavaServer Pages specification (JSR 152) |
JSP 2.0 New |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSR 168 Portlet specification |
Not applicable. The product first supports portlets in V6.1. |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servlet API (JSR 116)
For a complete list of SIP and SIP proxy standards, see Compliance with industry SIP standards. |
Not applicable. The product first supports SIP in V6.1. |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) specification |
EJB 2.1 New | ||
| J2EE specification |
J2EE 1.4 New | ||
| Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) API |
JDBC 3.0 New | ||
| Java Message Service (JMS) specification |
JMS 1.1 New |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java Web Start architecture |
Not applicable |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Services for J2EE (JSR 109) |
JSR 109 1.1 New | ||
| Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) specification |
JAXP 1.2 New |
1.1 Specification is no longer available. |
1.1 Specification is no longer available. |
| Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) specification |
JAXR 1.0 New |
Not applicable | |
| Java API for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC) specification |
JAX-RPC 1.1 New | ||
| SOAP | |||
| SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ) specification |
SAAJ 1.2 New | ||
| W3C XML Schema |
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| Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) Basic Profile | |||
| Web Services Description Language (WSDL) | |||
| Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF) | |||
| Web Services Resource Framework (WSRF) |
WSRF 1.2 New |
Not applicable | |
| Web Services-Interoperability Attachments Profile |
Not applicable | ||
| Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) |
UDDI 3.0 New | ||
| Web Services Addressing (WS-Addressing) | WS-Addressing 1.0 family of specifications:
|
Not applicable | |
| Web Services Atomic Transaction (WS-AT) |
WS-AT 1.0 New |
Not applicable | |
| Web Services Business Activity (WS-BA) |
Not applicable | ||
| Web Services Coordination (WS-COOR) |
WS-COOR 1.0 New |
Not applicable | |
| Web Services Notification (WS-Notification) | WS-Notification 1.3 family of specifications:
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Not applicable | |
| OASIS Web Services Security (WS-Security) |
Not applicable | ||
| Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) Basic Security Profile |
Not applicable | ||
| Web Services Secure Conversation Language |
WS-SecureConversation 1.0 New for Feature Pack for Web Services and later |
Not applicable | |
| Web Services Trust Language |
WS-Trust 1.0 New for Feature Pack for Web Services and later |
Not applicable | |
| Web Services Reliable Messaging |
WS-ReliableMessaging 1.0 New for Feature Pack for Web Services and later |
Not applicable | |
| SOAP Security Extensions: Digital Signature |
SOAP Security Extension Digital Signature 1.0 applies to these versions. | ||
| Web Services Security: SOAP Message Security | |||
| Username Token Profile | |||
| X.509 Token Profile |
Not applicable | ||
| Java Certification Path API (JSR 55) |
Java Certification Path applies to these versions. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) API |
JDBC 3.0 New |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) API |
JDBC 3.0 New | ||
| J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) resource adapter |
JCA 1.5 New | ||
| Service Data Objects (SDO) specification |
SDO 1.0 New |
Not applicable |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java Message Service (JMS) |
JMS 1.1 New | ||
| J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) resource adapter |
JCA 1.5 New |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JavaMail API documentation (JSR 919) |
JavaMail 1.3 New | ||
| URL API documentation |
URL 1.4.2 New |
1.2 Specification is no longer available. | |
| JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF) Specification |
JAF 1.0.2 New | ||
| W3C Architecture - Naming and Addressing: URIs, URLs |
W3C Naming and Addressing applies to these versions. |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java 2 Security Manager | |||
| Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) |
JAAS 2.0 applies to these versions. | ||
| Java Authorization Contract for Containers (Java ACC) |
Java ACC 1.0 New |
Not applicable | |
| Common Secure Interoperability V2 (CSIv2) specification
This is an Object Management Group (OMG) CORBA/IIOP specification. |
CSI 2.0 applies to these versions. | ||
| J2EE role-based authorization
The product uses the J2EE authorization model. | |||
| 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 New | ||
| Java Generic Security Service (JGSS)
Use JGSS with the Kerberos Network Authentication Service, V5 |
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 New |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) Specification |
JNDI 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. | |||
| Naming Service specification
This is an OMG CosNaming specification. |
Naming Service applies to these versions. |
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://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/idl/compliance.html.
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 at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/org/omg/CORBA/doc-files/compliance.html.
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Not applicable | ||
| Portable Interceptors specification |
Not applicable |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java Transaction API (JTA) specification |
JTA 1.0.1B New | ||
| Java Transaction Service (JTS) specification |
JTS 1.0 applies to these versions. | ||
| CORBA Object Transaction Service (OTS) specification |
OTS 1.4 New | ||
| Web Services Atomic Transaction (WS-AT) |
WS-AT 1.0 New |
Not applicable | |
| Web Services Coordination (WS-COOR) |
WS-COOR 1.0 New |
Not applicable | |
| Web Services Business Activity (WS-BA) |
Not applicable | ||
| J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) resource adapter |
JCA 1.5 New |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1.0.1B New | ||
| Internationalization (i18n) | |||
| Internationalization Service for J2EE |
Not applicable | ||
| J2SE internationalization documentation |
| Specification or API | V6.1 | V6.0 | V5.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J2EE Deployment specification |
Not applicable | ||
| J2EE Extension Mechanism Architecture
See Installed optional packages. For Version 5.1, which uses J2EE 1.3, for an extension use a classpath entry in the manifest. |
Not applicable | ||
| JMX JSR-000003 |
JMX 1.2 New | ||
| JMX Remote API |
Not applicable | ||
| Java Virtual Machine (JVM) specification
See WebSphere Application Server detailed system requirements. |
JVM 5.0 New | ||
| J2EE Management Reference Implementation |
Not applicable | ||
| Logging API specification (JSR 47) |
Not applicable |