--- old/src/com/sun/org/apache/xerces/internal/impl/Constants.java	Mon Jul  8 17:48:23 2013
+++ new/src/com/sun/org/apache/xerces/internal/impl/Constants.java	Mon Jul  8 17:48:22 2013
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@
     public static final String ORACLE_JAXP_PROPERTY_PREFIX =
         "http://www.oracle.com/xml/jaxp/properties/";
 
+    public static final String XML_SECURITY_PROPERTY_MANAGER = 
+            ORACLE_JAXP_PROPERTY_PREFIX + "xmlSecurityPropertyManager";
+
     //System Properties corresponding to ACCESS_EXTERNAL_* properties
     public static final String SP_ACCESS_EXTERNAL_DTD = "javax.xml.accessExternalDTD";
     public static final String SP_ACCESS_EXTERNAL_SCHEMA = "javax.xml.accessExternalSchema";
@@ -194,15 +197,16 @@
      * Default value when FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING (FSP) is set to true
      */
     public static final String EXTERNAL_ACCESS_DEFAULT_FSP = "";
-    /**
-     * JDK version by which the default is to restrict external connection
-     */
-    public static final int RESTRICT_BY_DEFAULT_JDK_VERSION = 8;
 
     /**
      * FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING (FSP) is true by default
      */
     public static final String EXTERNAL_ACCESS_DEFAULT = ACCESS_EXTERNAL_ALL;
+    
+    /**
+     * Check if we're in jdk8 or above
+     */
+    public static final boolean IS_JDK8_OR_ABOVE = isJavaVersionAtLeast(8);
 
     //
     // DOM features
@@ -697,6 +701,27 @@
         ? new ArrayEnumeration(fgXercesProperties) : fgEmptyEnumeration;
     } // getXercesProperties():Enumeration
 
+    /*
+     * Check the version of the current JDK against that specified in the
+     * parameter
+     *
+     * There is a proposal to change the java version string to:
+     * MAJOR.MINOR.FU.CPU.PSU-BUILDNUMBER_BUGIDNUMBER_OPTIONAL
+     * This method would work with both the current format and that proposed
+     *
+     * @param compareTo a JDK version to be compared to
+     * @return true if the current version is the same or above that represented
+     * by the parameter
+     */
+    public static boolean isJavaVersionAtLeast(int compareTo) {
+        String javaVersion = SecuritySupport.getSystemProperty("java.version");
+        String versions[] = javaVersion.split("\\.", 3);
+        if (Integer.parseInt(versions[0]) >= compareTo ||
+            Integer.parseInt(versions[1]) >= compareTo) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 
     //
     // Classes