Key Features of JDK 6

New Security Features and Enhancements

* Native platform Security (GSS/Kerberos) integration.
* Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) login module that employs LDAP authentication
* New Smart Card I/O API

Integrated Web Services

* New API for XML digital signature services for secure web services
* New Client and Core Java Architecture for XML-Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.0 APIs
* New support for Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.0

Scripting Language Support

* New framework and API for scripting languages
* Mozilla Rhino engine for JavaScript built into the platform Enhanced Management and Serviceability
* Improved JMX Monitoring API
* Runtime Support for dTrace (Solaris 10 and future Solaris OS releases only)
* Improved memory usage analysis and leak detection

Increased Developer Productivity

* JDBC 4.0 support
* Significant library improvements
* Improvements to the Java Platform Debug Architecture (JPDA) & JVM Tool Interface

Improved User Experience

* look-and-feel updates to better match underlying operating system
* Improved desktop performance and integration
* Enhanced internationalization support

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