Native Authenticator

Authenticate clients using the default Native Authenticator. This guide explains how MaxScale validates passwords against backend servers using the standard MariaDB authentication plugin.

Overview

MaxScale's Native Authenticator is compatible with MariaDB Enterprise Server and MariaDB Xpand. It authenticates database users with the mysql_native_password authentication plugin.

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