# Authentication Plugins

- [Pluggable Authentication Overview](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/pluggable-authentication-overview.md)
- [Authentication Plugin - ed25519](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-plugin-ed25519.md)
- [Authentication Plugin - GSSAPI](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-plugin-gssapi.md)
- [Authentication Plugin - mysql\_native\_password](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-plugin-mysql_native_password.md)
- [Authentication Plugin - mysql\_old\_password](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-plugin-mysql_old_password.md)
- [Authentication Plugin - Named Pipe](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-plugin-named-pipe.md)
- [Authentication Plugin - PARSEC](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-plugin-parsec.md)
- [Authentication Plugin - SHA-256](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-plugin-sha-256.md)
- [Authentication Plugin - Unix Socket](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-plugin-unix-socket.md)
- [Authentication with Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-with-pluggable-authentication-modules-pam.md): Learn about authentication with Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) in MariaDB Server. This section details how to integrate MariaDB with PAM for centralized and flexible user authentication.
- [Authentication Plugin - PAM](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-with-pluggable-authentication-modules-pam/authentication-plugin-pam.md)
- [Configuring PAM Authentication and User Mapping with LDAP Authentication](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-with-pluggable-authentication-modules-pam/configuring-pam-authentication-and-user-mapping-with-ldap-authentication.md)
- [Configuring PAM Authentication and User Mapping with Unix Authentication](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-with-pluggable-authentication-modules-pam/configuring-pam-authentication-and-user-mapping-with-unix-authentication.md)
- [User and Group Mapping with PAM](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-with-pluggable-authentication-modules-pam/user-and-group-mapping-with-pam.md)
