JDK 25 comes on the heels of JDK 24, a six-month-support release that arrived March 18. A second release candidate (RC) is scheduled for August 21.

However, JDK 21 updated them, integrating more robust algorithms to secure sensitive data. In our case, we noticed an improved handshake performance and reduced latency in our secure APIs.

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