Amazon RDS Proxy announces caching_sha2_password authentication support for MySQL on Aurora and RDS
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Amazon RDS Proxy now supports the caching_sha2_password authentication plugin for MySQL on Aurora and RDS, enhancing security and alignment with community MySQL 8.4 standards.
- Caching_sha2_password is now the default authentication plugin for new RDS Proxy connections
- Supports all available RDS for MySQL and Aurora MySQL versions
- Can be configured via RDS Management Console, AWS SDK, or CLI
- Available in all AWS Commercial Regions
- Improves application scalability, resiliency, and security
This update provides a more secure authentication method for database connections through RDS Proxy, following the latest MySQL community standards.
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