{"id":20505,"date":"2017-07-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/?p=20505"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:50:59","slug":"microsoft-jdbc-driver-6-2-for-sql-server-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2017\/07\/05\/microsoft-jdbc-driver-6-2-for-sql-server-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft JDBC Driver 6.2 for SQL Server released"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was authored by Andrea Lam, Program Manager, SQL Server<\/p>\n

We are happy to announce the full release of the Microsoft JDBC Driver 6.2 for SQL Server<\/a>. The JDBC Driver provides Java database connectivity from any Java application, application server or Java-enabled applet to Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Data Warehouse. The driver is open source<\/a> and available at no additional charge.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s new<\/h2>\n

Azure Active Directory (AAD) support for Linux<\/strong>
\nConnect your Linux applications to Azure SQL Database using AAD authentication via username\/password and access token methods.<\/p>\n

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) enabled Java virtual machines<\/strong>
\nThe JDBC Driver can now be used on Java virtual machines (JVMs) that run in FIPS 140 compliance mode to meet federal standards and compliance.<\/p>\n

Kerberos Authentication Improvements <\/strong>
\nThe JDBC Driver now has support for:<\/p>\n