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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

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.

Native Authenticator

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.

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