Posted On: Oct 29, 2024

Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB major version 11.4, the latest long-term maintenance release from the MariaDB community. Amazon RDS for MariaDB 11.4 now supports the Simple Password Check Plugin, and Cracklib Password Check Plugin for password validation. You can use these plugins together, or individually to enforce the security policies appropriate for your organization. MariaDB 11.4 major version also includes improvements to database-level privileges, replication, and the InnoDB storage engine made by the MariaDB community.

You can leverage Amazon RDS Managed Blue/Green deployments to upgrade your databases to RDS for MariaDB 11.4. Learn more about upgrading your database instances, including Managed Blue/Green deployments, in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

Amazon RDS for MariaDB makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale MariaDB deployments in the cloud. Amazon RDS for MariaDB is available in Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet and Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. See Amazon RDS for MariaDB for pricing details. Create or update a fully managed Amazon RDS database in the Amazon RDS Management Console.