Authenticators for MariaDB MaxScale 2.4

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MariaDB MaxScale 2.4 Authenticators

Overview

MariaDB MaxScale 2.4 uses Authenticators to authenticate clients that connect to Listeners using the MariaDB protocol. MariaDB MaxScale 2.4 supports multiple Authenticators that handle different authentication methods.

Reference material is available for MariaDB MaxScale 2.4.

MariaDB MaxScale 2.4 Authenticators

The following Authenticators are supported by MariaDB MaxScale 2.4:

Method	Authenticator	Type	Server Plugin	Description
GSSAPI	gssapiauth	Front-end	gssapi.	Authenticates client connections using a GSSAPI authentication service. Used for listener objects.
GSSAPI	gssapibackendauth	Back-end	gssapi.	Authenticates with backend servers using a GSSAPI authentication service. Used for server objects.
Native	mariadbauth	Front-end	mysql_native_password.	Authenticates client connections using the native password authentication method. Used for listener objects.
Native	mariadbbackendauth	Back-end	mysql_native_password.	Authenticates with backend servers using the native password authentication method. Used for server objects.
PAM	pamauth	Front-end	pam	Authenticates client connections using a Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) service. Used for listener objects.
PAM	pambackendauth	Back-end	pam	Authenticates with backend servers using a Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) service. Used for server objects.

To see Authenticators supported in other versions, see "Authenticators by MariaDB MaxScale Version".