GSSCredential

[pm at netcetera.ch]

On 28.05.19 20:54, Douglas Surber wrote:
> We have received a request to add the following method to java.sql.ConnectionBuilder.
> 
>    /**
>     * Provide a GSSCredential to authenticate the connection with the server.
>     *
>     * @param credential used to authenticate the connection. Not null.
>     * @return this ConnectionBuilder
>     * @throws SQLException if an error occurs.
>     */
>    ConnectionBuilder gssCredential(org.ietf.jgss.GSSCredential credential) throws SQLException;
> 
> Any thoughts?

As the JDK is fully modular now the java.sql module will now 
additionally require the java.security.jgss module. Anybody building a 
customized JDK with jlink with a direct or indirect dependency to 
java.sql will now have to package java.security.jgss as well.

Cheers
Philippe