OctoSAM releases 1.9.8 to 1.10.5 greatly extended the detection capabilities for various java distributions.
The following table shows the current detection capabilities per platform:
| Detection | Windows* | Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detailed version, edition and publisher detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Detailed Open JDK publisher detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oracle Java build detection on signature level | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oracle GA and BPR release detection for Java 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8 (BPR are only available for licensed customers) |
Yes | Beta | Beta |
| Oracle GA release detection for Java SE 11 and 17 | Yes | Planned | Planned |
| WIndows version resource scan | Yes | N/A | NA |
| Binary executable scan for detailed version information | Yes | Planned | No |
| Windows Authenticode certificate scan | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| JRockit detection | Yes | Yes | Planned |
| Detection of updates within Oracle Java version that require licensing (Updates that are not publicly available or change of license policy within a version) |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Patchlevel within Update version information | Yes | Yes | No |
| Use of .MSI installer vs. free .exe based installer | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Java Usage Tracker Feature system-wide file based configuration | Yes | Yes | Planned |
| Java Usage Tracker JAVA_HOME file based configuration | Yes | Yes | No |
| Java Usage Tracker command line configuration at scan time | Yes | Yes | Planned |
| Java commercial features command line configuration at scan time | Yes | Yes | Planned |
| Java Auto Update configuration | Yes | Planned | Planned |
| Weblogic / Websphere command line configuration at scan time | Yes | Yes | Planned |
| Tomcat command line configuration at scan time | Yes | Yes | Planned |
| Tomcat Windows service detection | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Catalog based Oracle processor core factor detection |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
The different scanners use a collection of platform specific methods to detect Java installations
| Method | Windows | Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard system Java (PATH) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| System default package installer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom package installer | N/A | N/A | Planned (Homebrew) |
| Java Registry | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| JRockit Registry | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Microsoft OpenJDK Registry (when installed via .MSI) | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Tomcat Windows Service Registry | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Running processes at system scan | Yes | Yes | Planned |
| Running processes during whole user session session (metering) | Yes | No | Planned |
| Standard file system locations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Configurable custom file system locations | Yes | Yes | No |
| All local file systems | Yes | Planned | No |
| Windows Services scan | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Systemd scan | N/A | Planned | N/A |
| Java Update Auto Start detection | Yes | N/A | N/A |
* Windows 7 and later