# How to Eliminate Shared Database Passwords: MySQL, PostgreSQL, and More

DevFeed: [How to Eliminate Shared Database Passwords: MySQL, PostgreSQL, and More](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-eliminate-shared-database-passwords-mysql-postgresql-and-more-29634.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/eliminate-shared-database-passwords/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Dan Johns)

Published: 2026-06-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/certificates.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [Single sign-on (SSO)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sso.md>), [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/audit.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>)

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## AI overview

A guide to replacing shared database passwords and standing privileges with short-lived certificates and identity-based access. It explains how Teleport supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other databases, including role-based permissions, hardware-key approval for writes, and query-level attribution in audit logs.

## Source excerpt

Learn how to access MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other databases using short-lived certificates instead of shared passwords.