diff --git a/plugins/rbac-backend/package.json b/plugins/rbac-backend/package.json
index 64efd321fa..ee0cb2d0f8 100644
--- a/plugins/rbac-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/rbac-backend/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "@backstage/errors": "^1.2.4",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "^0.4.17",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-backend": "^0.5.46",
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "^0.4.1",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "^0.8.0",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "^0.8.0",
     "@backstage/types": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/plugins/rbac-backend/src/database/casbin-adapter-factory.test.ts b/plugins/rbac-backend/src/database/casbin-adapter-factory.test.ts
index 7147e12d79..0f8a136c47 100644
--- a/plugins/rbac-backend/src/database/casbin-adapter-factory.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/rbac-backend/src/database/casbin-adapter-factory.test.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,76 @@ describe('CasbinAdapterFactory', () => {
         },
       });
     });
+
+    it('test building an adapter using a PostgreSQL configuration with intentionally ssl and TLS options.', async () => {
+      const config = new ConfigReader({
+        backend: {
+          database: {
+            client: 'pg',
+            connection: {
+              host: 'localhost',
+              port: '5432',
+              user: 'postgresUser',
+              password: process.env.TEST,
+              ssl: {
+                ca: 'abc',
+                rejectUnauthorized: false,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      const factory = new CasbinDBAdapterFactory(config, db);
+      const adapter = await factory.createAdapter();
+      expect(adapter).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(newAdapterMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: 'postgres',
+        host: 'localhost',
+        port: 5432,
+        schema: 'public',
+        username: 'postgresUser',
+        password: process.env.TEST,
+        database: 'test-database',
+        ssl: {
+          ca: 'abc',
+          rejectUnauthorized: false,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('test building an adapter using a PostgreSQL configuration with intentionally ssl without CA.', async () => {
+      const config = new ConfigReader({
+        backend: {
+          database: {
+            client: 'pg',
+            connection: {
+              host: 'localhost',
+              port: '5432',
+              user: 'postgresUser',
+              password: process.env.TEST,
+              ssl: {
+                rejectUnauthorized: false,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      const factory = new CasbinDBAdapterFactory(config, db);
+      const adapter = await factory.createAdapter();
+      expect(adapter).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(newAdapterMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: 'postgres',
+        host: 'localhost',
+        port: 5432,
+        schema: 'public',
+        username: 'postgresUser',
+        password: process.env.TEST,
+        database: 'test-database',
+        ssl: {
+          rejectUnauthorized: false,
+        },
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   it('ensure that building an adapter with an unknown configuration fails.', async () => {
diff --git a/plugins/rbac-backend/src/database/casbin-adapter-factory.ts b/plugins/rbac-backend/src/database/casbin-adapter-factory.ts
index b5e3733ccb..6976e9db2b 100644
--- a/plugins/rbac-backend/src/database/casbin-adapter-factory.ts
+++ b/plugins/rbac-backend/src/database/casbin-adapter-factory.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { Knex } from 'knex';
 import TypeORMAdapter from 'typeorm-adapter';
 
 import { resolve } from 'path';
-import { TlsOptions } from 'tls';
+import { ConnectionOptions, TlsOptions } from 'tls';
+
+import '@backstage/backend-defaults/database';
 
 const DEFAULT_SQLITE3_STORAGE_FILE_NAME = 'rbac.sqlite';
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ export class CasbinDBAdapterFactory {
       const schema =
         (await this.databaseClient.client.searchPath?.[0]) ?? 'public';
 
-      const ssl = this.handleSSL(databaseConfig!);
+      const ssl = this.handlePostgresSSL(databaseConfig!);
 
       adapter = await TypeORMAdapter.newAdapter({
         type: 'postgres',
@@ -63,28 +65,42 @@ export class CasbinDBAdapterFactory {
     return adapter;
   }
 
-  private handleSSL(dbConfig: Config): boolean | TlsOptions | undefined {
-    const connection = dbConfig.getOptional('connection');
+  private handlePostgresSSL(
+    dbConfig: Config,
+  ): boolean | TlsOptions | undefined {
+    const connection = dbConfig.getOptional<Knex.PgConnectionConfig | string>(
+      'connection',
+    );
     if (!connection) {
       return undefined;
     }
-    const ssl = (connection as { ssl: Object | boolean | undefined }).ssl;
+
+    if (typeof connection === 'string' || connection instanceof String) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `rbac backend plugin doesn't support postgres connection in a string format yet`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const ssl: boolean | ConnectionOptions | undefined = connection.ssl;
 
     if (ssl === undefined) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    if (typeof ssl.valueOf() === 'boolean') {
+    if (typeof ssl === 'boolean') {
       return ssl;
     }
 
-    if (typeof ssl.valueOf() === 'object') {
-      const ca = (ssl as { ca: string }).ca;
-      if (ca) {
-        return { ca };
-      }
+    if (typeof ssl === 'object') {
+      const { ca, rejectUnauthorized } = ssl as ConnectionOptions;
+      const tlsOpts = { ca, rejectUnauthorized };
+
       // SSL object was defined with some options that we don't support yet.
-      return true;
+      if (Object.values(tlsOpts).every(el => el === undefined)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return tlsOpts;
     }
 
     return undefined;
diff --git a/plugins/rbac-backend/src/service/policy-builder.ts b/plugins/rbac-backend/src/service/policy-builder.ts
index 73d4bae00a..0ddfe9efb7 100644
--- a/plugins/rbac-backend/src/service/policy-builder.ts
+++ b/plugins/rbac-backend/src/service/policy-builder.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import {
   createLegacyAuthAdapters,
-  DatabaseManager,
   PluginEndpointDiscovery,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { DatabaseManager } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/database';
 import {
   AuthService,
   HttpAuthService,