<commit_before>---
title: Authenticate Users Using Your Database
image: /media/connections/mysql.svg
seo_alias: mysql
description: Learn how to authenticate users using your database as an identity provider.
toc: true
topics:
    - connections
    - custom-database
    - scripts
contentType: tutorial
useCase:
    - customize-connections
---
# Authenticate Users Using Your Database

If you have your own user database, you can use it as an identity provider in Auth0 to authenticate users.

::: panel Feature availability
- Only **Enterprise** subscription plans include the ability to ise a custom database for authentication requests.
<commit_msg>Fix spelling<commit_after>---
title: Authenticate Users Using Your Database
image: /media/connections/mysql.svg
seo_alias: mysql
description: Learn how to authenticate users using your database as an identity provider.
toc: true
topics:
    - connections
    - custom-database
    - scripts
contentType: tutorial
useCase:
    - customize-connections
---
# Authenticate Users Using Your Database

If you have your own user database, you can use it as an identity provider in Auth0 to authenticate users.

::: panel Feature availability
- Only **Enterprise** subscription plans include the ability to use a custom database for authentication requests.

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