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
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.