# Authentication with Enterprise Server

- [Authentication for MariaDB Enterprise Server](/docs/server/security/authentication-with-enterprise-server/authentication-for-mariadb-enterprise-server.md): Overview of user account authentication using plugins like pam or unix\_socket and managing security with password validation plugins.
- [Authentication with gssapi](/docs/server/security/authentication-with-enterprise-server/authentication-with-gssapi.md): Instructions for installing and configuring the gssapi plugin to validate user credentials against services like Kerberos or NTLM.