Version 8.1.0 of the Regression Test Harness for the JDK, , has been released and ready for integration in the JDK. The most significant changes are: improvements in the logging format and order relative to agents, actions and test-related execution points; and the XAUTHORITY environment variable is now preserved when launching tests on Unix-like platforms. More details on this release may be found in the release notes.
JEP 527, Post-Quantum Hybrid Key Exchange for TLS 1.3, has been elevated from its JEP Draft 8358541 to Candidate status. This JEP proposes to enhance the implementation of RFC 8446, Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3, using the Hybrid Key Exchange in TLS 1.3 specification, currently being drafted by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), used in conjunction with JEP 496, Quantum-Resistant Module-Lattice-Based Key Encapsulation Mechanism, delivered in JDK 24.
