Authenticators for MariaDB MaxScale 23.02
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Overview
MariaDB MaxScale 23.02 uses Authenticators to authenticate clients that connect to Listeners using the MariaDB protocol. MariaDB MaxScale 23.02 supports multiple Authenticators that handle different authentication methods.
Reference material is available for MariaDB MaxScale 23.02.
MariaDB MaxScale 23.02 Authenticators
The following Authenticators are supported by MariaDB MaxScale 23.02:
Method | Authenticator | Enterprise Server Plugin | Xpand Plugin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed25519Auth | Front-end |
| Highly secure authentication method based on public key cryptography | |
GSSAPIAuth |
| Authenticates client connections using a GSSAPI authentication service | ||
MariaDBAuth |
| Authenticates client connections using the native password authentication method | ||
PAMAuth |
| Authenticates client connections using a Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) service |
To see Authenticators supported in other versions, see "Authenticators by MariaDB MaxScale Version".