---
title: "Updated MariaDB Java, R2DBC, and Node.js Connectors now available"
publish_date: 2024-10-24
updated_date: 2026-10-20
author: "Daniel Bartholomew"
channel:
  - name: "Releases"
    url: "/resources/blog/channel/releases.md"
tags:
  - name: "Connector"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/connector.md"
  - name: "Connector/Node.js"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/connector-node-js.md"
  - name: "Connector/R2DBC"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/connector-r2dbc.md"
  - name: "MariaDB Connector/Java"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-connector-java.md"
  - name: "MariaDB Connectors"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-connectors.md"
---

# Updated MariaDB Java, R2DBC, and Node.js Connectors now available

 Table of contents

1. [Support for PARSEC Authentication Plugin](#support-for-parsec-authentication-plugin)
2. [MariaDB Connector/Java 3.5.0](#mariadb-connector-java-3-5-0)
3. [MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.4.0](#mariadb-connector-node-js-3-4-0)
4. [MariaDB Connector/R2DBC 1.3.0](#mariadb-connector-r2dbc-1-3-0)
5. [Download](#download)
 
 MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB Connector/Java 3.5.0, Connector/R2DBC 1.3.0, and Connector/Node.js 3.4.0. **[Download Now](/downloads/connectors)**

## Support for PARSEC Authentication Plugin

 The MariaDB Connector/Java 3.5.0, R2DBC 1.3.0, and Node.js 3.4.0 releases add support for the PARSEC (Password Authentication using Response Signed with Elliptic Curves) authentication plugin, introduced in MariaDB Server 11.6. See [this blog post](/resources/blog/announcing-mariadb-server-11-5-ga-and-11-6-rc/) for more information about MariaDB Server 11.6.1 (RC). PARSEC improves security over old authentication plugins by introducing salted passwords, time consuming key derivation function, and a client-side scramble to ensure that man-in-the-middle attackers cannot control the client response. Example on how to create a user using the new authentication plugin: ```
CREATE USER 'MariaDBUser'@'%' IDENTIFIED VIA PARSEC USING PASSWORD('MyPassword123!');

```

 This will result in: ```
SHOW GRANTS FOR MariaDBUser@'%';

Grants for MariaDBUser@%
GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO `MariaDBUser`@`%` IDENTIFIED VIA parsec USING 'P0:lhXyNv1cIxpB8EnTxR7ON7S7:1l3rWRW1/jw45yrvYXB8eh02wzk7lcJcz4CMcWw2b+8'

```

## MariaDB Connector/Java 3.5.0

 MariaDB Connector/J 3.5 is the newest release series of our interface for building Java applications on top of MariaDB Community Server and MariaDB Enterprise Server. The MariaDB Connector/J 3.5 release series is replacing the maintenance releases for the 3.4 release series, as the new release series is fully compatible with 3.4. ### Release Notes and Changelog

- [MariaDB Connector/Java 3.5.0 Release Notes](/kb/en/mariadb-connector-j-3-5-0-release-notes/)
- [MariaDB Connector/Java 3.5.0 Changelog](/kb/en/mariadb-connector-j-3-5-0-changelog/)
 
### Notable Changes

- New options `truststore`, `trustStorePassword` and `trustStoreType`
- New option `connectionCollation`
- Support for methods setObject/getObject and setArray/getArray
- Fixes for various issues
 
## MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.4.0

 MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.4 is the newest release series of our interface for building Node.js applications on top of MariaDB Community Server and MariaDB Enterprise Server. The MariaDB Connector/J 3.4 release series is replacing the maintenance releases for the 3.3 release series, as the new release series is fully compatible with 3.3. ### Release Notes and Changelog

- [MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.4.0 Release Notes](/kb/en/mariadb-connector-node-js-3-4-0-release-notes/)
- [MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.4.0 Changelog](/kb/en/mariadb-connector-node-js-3-4-0-changelog/)
 
### Notable Changes

- A new option jsonStrings has been added which can be used to return a JSON field as type string instead of type JSON
- Add option enableKeepAlive / keepAliveInitialDelay alias for keepAliveDelay for mysql2 compatibility
- Fixes for various issues
 
## MariaDB Connector/R2DBC 1.3.0

 MariaDB Connector/R2DBC 1.3 is the newest release series of our interface for building R2DBC applications on top of MariaDB Community Server and MariaDB Enterprise Server. The MariaDB Connector/R2DBC 1.3 release series is replacing the maintenance releases for the 1.2 release series, as the new release series is fully compatible with 1.2 ### Release Notes

- [MariaDB Connector/R2DBC 1.3.0 Release Notes](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/release-notes/mariadb-connector-r2dbc/1-3-0/)
 
## Download

 See the release notes and changelogs for more details and visit [wp.mariadb.com/downloads/connectors](/downloads/connectors) to download.