Authenticators for MariaDB MaxScale 2.4
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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 |
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gssapiauth | Front-end | Authenticates client connections using a GSSAPI authentication service. Used for listener objects. | ||
gssapibackendauth | Back-end | Authenticates with backend servers using a GSSAPI authentication service. Used for server objects. | ||
mariadbauth | Front-end | Authenticates client connections using the native password authentication method. Used for listener objects. | ||
mariadbbackendauth | Back-end | Authenticates with backend servers using the native password authentication method. Used for server objects. | ||
pamauth | Front-end | pam | Authenticates client connections using a Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) service. Used for listener objects. | |
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".