JDBC Release History

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.

The driver has been enhanced to support the refresh token grant for OAuth 2.0 authentication. To support it, a new connection property, RefreshToken, has been added. Refer to the user's guide for details.*
- Available: Driver version 6.0.0.001101 (C5325.F001946.U001044)
The installer program has been enhanced to support Azul Zulu JRE 11. As a result of this change, the installer has ended support for some of the old operating systems. The installer supports the following operating systems after the enhancement:*
- UNIX/Linux:
  - Any operating system on a machine using a JRE that is Java SE 8 or higher (LTS version), including Oracle JDK, OpenJDK, and IBM SDK (Java) distributions.
- Windows:
  - Windows 8.1 or higher
  - Windows Server 2012 RC2 or higher
Important: These changes do not affect the operating system requirements of the driver.

Supports JDBC core functions
Supports the core SQL-92 grammar
Supports Snowflake data types through data type inference
Supports the handling of large result sets with paging and the FetchSize connection property
Supports the following authentication methods:
- UserID/Password
- OAuth 2.0
- Browser-based SSO (Microsoft Windows)
Supports using the COPY command for loading and unloading data from local
file systems and cloud platforms, such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud, and
Microsoft Azure
Supports proxy server connections
Supports TLS/SSL data encryption
Includes Interactive SQL for JDBC (JDBCISQL). It 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.
Includes the Progress DataDirect Snowflake Configuration Manager for
quick configuration and testing of your driver. This tool allows you to:
- Generate and edit connection URLs
- Test connect connection URLs
- Execute SQL commands for testing
- Fetch OAuth 2.0 tokens
- Access connection property descriptions and the full product
documentation

Snowflake