3.2 Compatibility with MySQL and Java Versions

Here is some compatibility information for Connector/J 8.0:

• JDBC versions: Connector/J 8.0 implements JDBC 4.2. While Connector/J 8.0 works with libraries of higher JDBC versions, it returns a SQLFeatureNotSupportedException for any calls of methods supported only by JDBC 4.3 and higher.

• MySQL Server versions: Connector/J 8.0 supports MySQL 8.0 and up.

• JRE versions: Connector/J 8.0 supports JRE 8 or higher.

• JDK Required for Compilation: JDK 8.0 or higher is required for compiling Connector/J 8.0. Also, a customized JSSE provider might be required to use some later TLS versions and cipher suites when connecting to MySQL servers. For example, because Oracle's Java 8 releases before 8u261 were shipped with JSSE implementations that support TLS up to version 1.2 only, you need a customized JSSE implementation to use TLSv1.3 on those Java 8 platforms. Oracle Java 8u261 and above do support TLSv1.3, so no customized JSSE implementation is needed.