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 The following provides more details on the included cryptographic software:
 
 * CloudStack makes use of JaSypt cryptographic libraries.
-* CloudStack has a system requirement of MySQL, and uses native database encryption functionality.
+* CloudStack requires a MySQL-compatible database (MariaDB or MySQL). The Docker development setup in `tools/docker/docker-compose.yml` uses MariaDB, and uses native database encryption functionality.
 * CloudStack makes use of the Bouncy Castle general-purpose encryption library.
 * CloudStack can optionally interact with and control OpenSwan-based VPNs.
 * CloudStack has a dependency on and makes use of JSch - a java SSH2 implementation.