diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/metadata/GenericTableMetaDataProvider.java b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/metadata/GenericTableMetaDataProvider.java
index d043c1f146d..5de404f14bc 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/metadata/GenericTableMetaDataProvider.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/metadata/GenericTableMetaDataProvider.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Types;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -48,11 +47,6 @@ public class GenericTableMetaDataProvider implements TableMetaDataProvider {
 	/** Logger available to subclasses. */
 	protected static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(TableMetaDataProvider.class);
 
-	/** Database products we know not supporting the use of a String[] for generated keys. */
-	private static final List<String> productsNotSupportingGeneratedKeysColumnNameArray =
-			Arrays.asList("Apache Derby", "HSQL Database Engine");
-
-
 	/** The name of the user currently connected. */
 	private final @Nullable String userName;
 
@@ -93,45 +87,14 @@ public class GenericTableMetaDataProvider implements TableMetaDataProvider {
 	@Override
 	public void initializeWithMetaData(DatabaseMetaData databaseMetaData) throws SQLException {
 		try {
-			if (databaseMetaData.supportsGetGeneratedKeys()) {
-				logger.debug("GetGeneratedKeys is supported");
-				setGetGeneratedKeysSupported(true);
-			}
-			else {
-				logger.debug("GetGeneratedKeys is not supported");
-				setGetGeneratedKeysSupported(false);
-			}
+			setGetGeneratedKeysSupported(databaseMetaData.supportsGetGeneratedKeys());
+			setGeneratedKeysColumnNameArraySupported(isGetGeneratedKeysSupported());
 		}
 		catch (SQLException ex) {
 			if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) {
 				logger.warn("Error retrieving 'DatabaseMetaData.supportsGetGeneratedKeys': " + ex.getMessage());
 			}
 		}
-		try {
-			String databaseProductName = databaseMetaData.getDatabaseProductName();
-			if (productsNotSupportingGeneratedKeysColumnNameArray.contains(databaseProductName)) {
-				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					logger.debug("GeneratedKeysColumnNameArray is not supported for " + databaseProductName);
-				}
-				setGeneratedKeysColumnNameArraySupported(false);
-			}
-			else {
-				if (isGetGeneratedKeysSupported()) {
-					if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-						logger.debug("GeneratedKeysColumnNameArray is supported for " + databaseProductName);
-					}
-					setGeneratedKeysColumnNameArraySupported(true);
-				}
-				else {
-					setGeneratedKeysColumnNameArraySupported(false);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		catch (SQLException ex) {
-			if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) {
-				logger.warn("Error retrieving 'DatabaseMetaData.getDatabaseProductName': " + ex.getMessage());
-			}
-		}
 
 		try {
 			this.databaseVersion = databaseMetaData.getDatabaseProductVersion();
diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/support/SqlBinaryValue.java b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/support/SqlBinaryValue.java
index 982adb7545c..884a55214d0 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/support/SqlBinaryValue.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/support/SqlBinaryValue.java
@@ -35,12 +35,18 @@ import org.springframework.jdbc.core.SqlTypeValue;
  *
  * <p>Designed for use with {@link org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate}
  * as well as {@link org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.JdbcClient}, to be
- * passed in as a parameter value wrapping the target content value. Can be
- * combined with {@link org.springframework.jdbc.core.SqlParameterValue} for
- * specifying a SQL type, for example,
+ * passed in as a parameter value wrapping the target content value.
+ *
+ * <p>Can be combined with {@link org.springframework.jdbc.core.SqlParameterValue}
+ * for specifying a SQL type, for example,
  * {@code new SqlParameterValue(Types.BLOB, new SqlBinaryValue(myContent))}.
  * With most database drivers, the type hint is not actually necessary.
  *
+ * <p>Note: Only specify {@code Types.BLOB} in case of an actual BLOB, preferring
+ * {@code Types.LONGVARBINARY} otherwise. With PostgreSQL, {@code Types.ARRAY}
+ * has to be specified for BYTEA columns, rather than {@code Types.BLOB}. This
+ * is in contrast to {@link SqlLobValue} where byte array handling was lenient.
+ *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 6.1.4
  * @see SqlCharacterValue
diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/support/SqlCharacterValue.java b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/support/SqlCharacterValue.java
index 6bbcdba79db..bae27406d27 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/support/SqlCharacterValue.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/support/SqlCharacterValue.java
@@ -34,12 +34,17 @@ import org.springframework.jdbc.core.SqlTypeValue;
  *
  * <p>Designed for use with {@link org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate}
  * as well as {@link org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.JdbcClient}, to be
- * passed in as a parameter value wrapping the target content value. Can be
- * combined with {@link org.springframework.jdbc.core.SqlParameterValue} for
- * specifying a SQL type, for example,
+ * passed in as a parameter value wrapping the target content value.
+ *
+ * <p>Can be combined with {@link org.springframework.jdbc.core.SqlParameterValue}
+ * for specifying a SQL type, for example,
  * {@code new SqlParameterValue(Types.CLOB, new SqlCharacterValue(myContent))}.
  * With most database drivers, the type hint is not actually necessary.
  *
+ * <p>Note: Only specify {@code Types.CLOB} in case of an actual CLOB, preferring
+ * {@code Types.LONGVARCHAR} otherwise. This is in contrast to {@link SqlLobValue}
+ * where char sequence handling was lenient.
+ *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 6.1.4
  * @see SqlBinaryValue