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Oracle Java SE Development Kit (JDK)*

• To launch the product as each product is a Java application.
• To build the product from the source distribution (both JDK and Apache Maven are required).
• To run Apache Ant.

1.6.24 or later / 1.7.*

• If you are using JDK 1.6, you might need to install replace the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) policy files in your JDK with the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy files to  files. This will avoid "illegal key size" errors when you try to invoke a secured web service.
• If you want to build the product from the source distribution, you must use JDK 1.6 instead of JDK 1.7.

Apache ActiveMQ
JMS Provider*

• To enable the product's JMS transport and try out JMS samples. The ActiveMQ client libraries must be installed in the product's classpath before you can enable the JMS transport.

5.5.0 or later

If you use any other JMS provider (e.g. Apache Qpid), install any necessary libraries and/or components.

Apache Ant

• Required by all WSO2 products to compile and run the product samples.

1.7.0 or later

• To check out the code to build the product from the source distribution. If you are installing by downloading and extracting the binary distribution instead of building from the source code, you do not need to install SVN.

• Linux - http://subversion.apache.org/packages.html
• Windows - http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html

Apache Maven

• To build the product from the source distribution (both JDK and Apache Maven are required). If you are installing by downloading and extracting the binary distribution instead of building from the source code, you do not need to install Maven.

3.0.x

Web Browser

• Required by all WSO2 products to access each product's Management Console. The Web Browser must be JavaScript enabled to take full advantage of the Management console.

NOTE: On Windows Server 2003, you must not go below the medium security level in Internet Explorer 6.x.