IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud (formerly IBM dashDB)

Progress DataDirect Connect for JDBC for DB2

An asterisk (*) indicates support that was added in a hotfix or software patch subsequent to a release.

For a list a list of issues resolved since general availability, refer to the fixes.

Version 5.1.4

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified with Oracle JDK 11*
  Driver version 5.1.4.000237 (F000378.U000183)
• Certified with OpenJDK 11*
  Driver version 5.1.4.000237 (F000378.U000183)
• Certified with OpenJDK 8 on Windows and Linux*
  Driver version 5.1.4.000237 (F000378.U000183)
• Certified with IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud (IBM dashDB)*
  Driver version 5.1.4.000207 (F000348.U000165)

ENHANCEMENTS

• The driver has been enhanced to support the Generic Security Standard (GSS) 
  plug-in for authentication. The plug-in consists of a set of APIs that you can
  implement to customize your authentication requirements and interoperate with 
  various security methods. You can configure a GSS plug-in using the refreshed 
  AuthenticationMethod property and the new GSSPluginName and GSSPluginObject properties.*
• The driver has been enhanced to support connecting to a proxy server through
  an HTTP connection. HTTP proxy support is configurable with the new 
  ProxyHost, ProxyMode, ProxyPassword, ProxyPort, and ProxyUser connection 
  properties.*
• The KeepAlive connection property has been added to the driver. Enabling the KeepAlive property allows the client to keep idle TCP connections active by periodically passing packets to the server.*
• The driver has been enhanced to support Windows Defender Credential Guard when using Kerberos Authentication.*
• The driver has been enhanced to include timestamp in the Spy and JDBC packet
  logs by default. If required, you can disable the timestamp logging by
  specifying the following at connection: For Spy logs, set
  spyAttributes=(log=(file)Spy.log;timestamp=no) and for JDBC packet logs,
  set ddtdbg.ProtocolTraceShowTime=false.*
• Interactive SQL for JDBC (JDBCISQL) is now installed with the product. JDBCISQL is a command-line interface that supports connecting your driver to a data source, executing SQL statements and retrieving results in a terminal. This tool provides a method to quickly test your drivers in an environment that does not support GUIs.*
• Support for cursor type OUT parameters for DB2 for Linux, UNIX, Windows stored procedures has been added to the driver.*
• The connection properties RandomGenerator and SecureRandomAlgorithm have been
  added to the driver.
  • RandomGenerator allows you to specify the type of random number generator (RNG) the database uses for secure seeding.
  • SecureRandomAlgorithm can be used to specify the SecureRandom number generation algorithm used for secure seeding with implementations of JDK 8 or higher when RandomGenerator is set to secureRandom.
• The CryptoProtocolVersion connection property has been added to the driver. This property can be used to avoid vulnerabilities associated with SSLv3 and SSLv2, including the POODLE vulnerability.
• Support for result set holdability has been added to the driver.

CHANGED BEHAVIOR

• Java SE 7 has reached the end of its product life cycle and will no longer receive generally available security updates. As a result, the drivers will no longer support JVMs that are version Java SE 7 or earlier. Support for distributed versions of Java SE 7 and earlier will also end, including IBM SDK (Java Edition).*
• Added the RegisterStatementPoolMonitorMBean connection property. Note that the
  driver no longer registers the Statement Pool Monitor as a JMX MBean by default.
  You must set RegisterStatementPoolMonitorMBean to true to register the Statement Pool Monitor and manage statement pooling with standard JMX API calls.*

Version 5.1.0

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified with DB2 pureScale