The AWS Secrets Manager Java caching client enables in-process caching of secrets for Java applications. To use this client you must have a Java 8 development environment. If you do not have one, go to Java SE Downloads on the Oracle website, then download and install the Java SE Development Kit (JDK). Java 8 or higher is recommended. An Amazon Web Services (AWS) account to access secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager and use AWS SDK for Java.