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# mysql\_secure\_installation

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Note that many of the reasons for the existence of this script no longer apply. In particular, from [MariaDB 10.4](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.4/what-is-mariadb-104.md), [Unix socket authentication](/docs/server/reference/plugins/authentication-plugins/authentication-plugin-unix-socket.md) is applied by default, and there is usually no need to create a root password. See [Authentication from MariaDB 10.4](/docs/server/security/user-account-management/authentication-from-mariadb-10-4.md).
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From [MariaDB 10.5](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.5/what-is-mariadb-105.md), the client is called `mariadb-secure-installation`. It can still be accessed under its original `mysql_secure_installation` name via a symlink in Linux, or an alternate binary in Windows.

See [mariadb-secure-installation](/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/deployment-tools/mariadb-secure-installation.md) for details.

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