Authenticators for MariaDB MaxScale

Overview

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

Reference material is available for MariaDB MaxScale.

Authenticators by MariaDB MaxScale Version

Choose a version of MariaDB MaxScale to see the Authenticators supported by that version:

Support Matrix by Version

A summary of Authenticators across MariaDB MaxScale versions:

Method

In 23.08?

In 23.02?

In 22.08?

In 6?

In 2.5?

In 2.4?

ED25519

23.08

23.02

GSSAPI

23.08

23.02

22.08

6

2.5

2.4

Native

23.08

23.02

22.08

6

2.5

2.4

PAM

23.08

23.02

22.08

6

2.5

2.4

Method

In 22.08?

GSSAPI

22.08

Native

22.08

PAM

22.08