# Correct syntax for MySQL options?

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**Created:** [August 29, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/correct-syntax-for-mysql-options/8978 "2014-08-29T20:42:59Z")\
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Hello everyone, is the following the proper syntax to designate an authentication plugin?:

authenticationPlugin=MysqlNativePasswordPlugin;

I was just wondering because I am getting an unable to load authentication plugin when I try to connect to a secure DB so I thought I would try to designate which plugin was used. I have been informed that our DB allows for the old and new hashing styles and therefore should allow a request for a connection using the native password style.