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IF Colleges want to use the 6.5.0 Download Client, they must get on Corretto Java 8 or OpenJDK Java 11.  

Supported Versions

Summary of Updates by Application

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• Core Apps – Moved off of Java 8 and onto AWS JDK 8 (Corretto)
• God Tool – move to AWS JDK 8 (Corretto)
• Download Client -  move to AWS JDK 8 (Corretto)           
• CAP/Admin2 – move to OpenJDK Version of Java 11
• Rancher Services - move to OpenJDK Version of Java 11
• Report Center- will STAY on Java 7 (does not work with Java 8+)

Java Updates for CCCApply Applications

Java 8 will no longer receive security updates past the end of this month. Java 9 - 11 have a new licensing where if we use them in prod we are supposed to pay oracle. So, really want want to move everything off Java 8 and onto the OpenJDK (free) version of Java 11.

Update: uPortal doesn't work on JDK11 so we are going forward with the Amazon Corretto JDK 8 since it is a free, open source version of the OpenJDK standard and it will be supported, with applied security patches, through 2023.

Recommendations to Colleges

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Move everything off Java 8 and onto AWS JDK 8 (Corretto)..

• All applications (CCPG, Apply, IA, Edit Account, OpenCCC)

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Recompile all of our code with AWS JDK 8 (Corretto)

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Java Updates to the Download Client

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Download Client Compatibility Testing

The compatibility testing we do with each release is documented on this Confluence page:
https://cccnext.jira.com/wiki/spaces/OPENAPPLY/pages/823525540/6.3.0+Download+Client+-+Backwards+Compatibility+Testing?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMjMwZDkzZGQ2MzdjNGYwNzg5YTk0OTg5NDc5ZjVlZmUiLCJwIjoiYyJ9

• For the older versions of the download client, the versions marked with a PASS should still be supported.  
• We will need to add 2 new columns for Java 11 and a new row for 6.4.0.  
• For 6.4.0, we will only support Java 8, 9, and 11. We will probably stop testing 6.0.0 backwards compatibility.
• For the most part, the breakdown looks like this:

Going forward we will only test and support Corretto Java 8 or OpenJDK Java 11.

Recommendations for Colleges

It is recommended that all colleges move to Java 8 since that is the most widely supported. We will probably switch all our testing to the following:

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