Default cache used by Hibernate?

Question

What is the name of the default cache used by Hibernate? Is there a default cache even, or do you have to add a cache provider in order to take advantage of a cache?

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Answer 1

No second level cache is enabled in hibernate by default.

You can always choose one of these cache providers according to your needs:

• EHCache
• OSCache
• SwarmCache
• Jboss TreeCache
• JBoss Cache 2

You can always refer to hibernate documentation to see how to register it.