MySQL

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

Certified with Red Hat Enterprise 8.0*
Driver version 5.1.4.000223 (F000438.U000209)
Certified with Oracle JDK 11*
Driver version 5.1.4.000181 (F000381.U000186)
Certified with OpenJDK 11*
Driver version 5.1.4.000181 (F000381.U000186)
Certified with OpenJDK 8 on Windows and Linux*
Driver version 5.1.4.000181 (F000381.U000186)

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.*
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.

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.*