Oracle Launches Java 27, Expands Post-Quantum Security and AI Workload Support
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Oracle said it has released the latest version of Java 27 and incorporated nine JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs).
The JEPs are aimed at strengthening support for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and AI workloads, while improving application performance and developer productivity.
Java 27 includes post-quantum hybrid key exchange for TLS 1.3, the Vector API, and Compact Object Headers.
Oracle has released the latest version, Java 27. Oracle announced the launch of Java 27 on the 16th and said the release incorporates nine JDK Enhancement Proposals, or JEPs, as the core of Java 27.
The nine JEPs are aimed at strengthening support for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and AI workloads, while improving application performance and developer productivity.
The nine major JEPs in Java 27 are categorized into security, AI and data processing, and runtime performance improvements.
Among the security additions is "JEP 527: Post-Quantum Hybrid Key Exchange for TLS 1.3." It is designed to strengthen defenses against "harvest now, decrypt later, HNDL" threats and protect organizations' sensitive data and business-critical communications. It also helps address evolving encryption requirements while minimizing application disruption.
Java 27 introduces "JEP 537: The Vector API," focusing on AI and data processing performance. The API targets large-scale workloads such as analytics, AI inference, and scientific computing, and enables performance gains by allowing vector operations without specialized native code. Java 27 also includes runtime efficiency improvements.
On memory efficiency, Java 27 has enabled "JEP 534: Compact Object Headers" by default. This reduces JVM object memory overhead and is expected to lower memory usage in large-scale Java applications and cloud environments. As a result, infrastructure costs are also expected to fall in large-scale Java applications and cloud environments.
George Saab, Oracle's senior vice president of Java Platform and chair of the OpenJDK governing board, said Java 27 carries forward that significance by providing a stable foundation for enterprise workloads and delivering innovative AI capabilities and post-quantum cryptography capabilities.
Oracle said Java 27 marks an important milestone in post-quantum cryptography, and that it is also executing a roadmap to deliver capabilities comparable to those of JDK releases that provide long-term support. Oracle added that the roadmap can help minimize service disruptions for customers and protect core applications and data.
Source: IT DAILY · Yang Seung-gap
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