# Plugin Development

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This section contains background information, mostly aimed at engineers developing MariaDB features.
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{% content-ref url="plugin-development/development-writing-plugins-for-mariadb" %}
[development-writing-plugins-for-mariadb](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/product-development/plugin-development/development-writing-plugins-for-mariadb)
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{% content-ref url="plugin-development/encryption-plugin-api" %}
[encryption-plugin-api](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/product-development/plugin-development/encryption-plugin-api)
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{% content-ref url="plugin-development/audit-plugin-development" %}
[audit-plugin-development](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/product-development/plugin-development/audit-plugin-development)
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{% content-ref url="plugin-development/authentication-plugin-development" %}
[authentication-plugin-development](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/product-development/plugin-development/authentication-plugin-development)
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{% content-ref url="plugin-development/information-schema-plugins-show-and-flush-statements" %}
[information-schema-plugins-show-and-flush-statements](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/product-development/plugin-development/information-schema-plugins-show-and-flush-statements)
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{% content-ref url="plugin-development/replication-and-cluster-plugin-development" %}
[replication-and-cluster-plugin-development](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/product-development/plugin-development/replication-and-cluster-plugin-development)
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{% content-ref url="plugin-development/password-validation-plugin-development" %}
[password-validation-plugin-development](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/product-development/plugin-development/password-validation-plugin-development)
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{% content-ref url="plugin-development/storage-engines-storage-engine-development" %}
[storage-engines-storage-engine-development](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/product-development/plugin-development/storage-engines-storage-engine-development)
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