JNDI JTA JDBC JMS JAAS JMX

 JNDI

JNDI is a Java API for accessing naming and directory servers. This is built as a layer over DNS, LDAP, etc.

JTA

JTA is a standard Java API for demarcating transaction within a program. WebLogic Server supports local and distributed transactions. 

JDBC

JDBC is a standard java interface for accessing heterogeneous databases. It is a specification that defines four different driver types for connecting to databases

JMS

JMS is a Java API for accessing message-oriented middleware. 

JMS interface supports:

• The Point to Point communication
• The publish and subscribe communication
• Guaranteed message delivery
• Transactional participation
• Dynamically configurable services
• Application or system scoped resources
• Interoperability with other messaging systems

JAAS

Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) is a Java-based Security management framework.

JAAS Supports:

• Single Sign-on
• A Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM)

JAAS enables flexible control over authorization whether it is based on:

• user
• groups
• roles

JMX

The Java Management Extension defines a standard infrastructure to manage a device from java programs. Decouples the managed device from the management tools. 

The specification describes MBeans, which are the building blocks of JMX