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MaxScale Authentication

Explore the supported authentication methods in MariaDB MaxScale. Learn how authenticators validate clients and backend servers using plugins like Native, PAM, GSSAPI, etc.

Overview

In MariaDB MaxScale, authenticators perform the following tasks:

Authenticating clients that connect to MaxScale
Authenticating connections to back-end MariaDB Enterprise Server and MariaDB Xpand nodes
Deciding how authentication should be performed

Authenticators Supported by MaxScale

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 .

MaxScale Authentication

Explore the supported authentication methods in MariaDB MaxScale. Learn how authenticators validate clients and backend servers using plugins like Native, PAM, GSSAPI, etc.

Overview

In MariaDB MaxScale, authenticators perform the following tasks:

Authenticating clients that connect to MaxScale
Authenticating connections to back-end MariaDB Enterprise Server and MariaDB Xpand nodes
Deciding how authentication should be performed

Authenticators Supported by MaxScale

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 .