Inquiry Regarding AWS Advanced JDBC Wrapper

[AnshJai]

Hi,

I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out to seek clarification on the AWS Advanced JDBC Wrapper, specifically regarding the following points:

1. Is the DB native connector dependency mandatory for the AWS Advanced JDBC Wrapper? Are there any alternative options available that we can consider?
   Additionally, is there a plan to provide AWS RDS driver functionality with this wrapper to eliminate the need for a native driver?

2. In the event of security vulnerabilities or bugs in the MySQL connector JAR, what measures are in place? Will we be dependent on the MySQL community for fixes, or does AWS provide support for such issues?

3. We would like to highlight the specific JBoss configuration where we cannot utilize the AWS JDBC URL. We use xa-datasource, which requires a datasource class to be specified in the configuration, but the existing wrapper does not have this feature implemented. This limitation restricts our ability to leverage the benefits of the wrapper library effectively. Please provide guidance on how we can address this issue.

4. We would like to inquire about the licensing terms associated with the MySQL native driver. Understanding the licensing implications is important for our compliance and operational considerations.

Regards,
Anshul

[karenc-bq]

Hi @AnshJai,

1. Yes the DB native connector dependency is mandatory for this Wrapper and unfortunately there are no alternative options available. There are no plans on changing this approach. Could you please let us know why that is a challenge for your use case?
2. While we do not provide fixes for security vulnerabilities and bugs for the native connectors, we can help report issues back to the community and encourage others to do the same. In situations where the Wrapper can mitigate issues directly, we will prioritize changes to the Wrapper; however, we cannot distribute the community drivers directly.
3. Unfortunately we do not have XA datasource support yet.
4. This Wrapper is released under the Apache 2.0 license while the MySQL native connector is released under GPLv2. We recommend that you review the licensing terms with your legal team.