{"id":14001,"date":"2015-09-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2015\/09\/02\/download-the-new-jdbc-4-2-for-sql-server-driver\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:50:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:50:17","slug":"download-the-new-jdbc-4-2-for-sql-server-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2015\/09\/02\/download-the-new-jdbc-4-2-for-sql-server-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Download the new JDBC 4.2 for SQL Server Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are pleased to announce availability of the Microsoft JDBC 4.2 Driver for SQL Server! The updated driver provides robust data access to Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure SQL Database for Java-based applications.<\/p>\n

The JDBC Driver for SQL Server is a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) type 4 driver that implements full compliance with the JDBC specifications 4.1 and 4.2 and supports Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.8. It supports the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 protocol for additional security over the internet. The JDBC 4.2 Driver for SQL also supports SQL Server\u2019s AlwaysOn feature for High Availability and Disaster Recovery.<\/p>\n

There are several additional enhancements available with the driver:<\/p>\n