# Securing MariaDB DB instance connections
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You can manage the security of your MariaDB DB instances.

**Topics**
+ [MariaDB security on Amazon RDS](MariaDB.Concepts.UsersAndPrivileges.md)
+ [Using the password validation plugins for RDS for MariaDB](MariaDB.Concepts.PasswordValidationPlugins.md)
+ [Encrypting client connections with SSL/TLS to MariaDB DB instances on Amazon RDS](mariadb-ssl-connections.md)
+ [Updating applications to connect to MariaDB instances using new SSL/TLS certificates](ssl-certificate-rotation-mariadb.md)