MySQL changing authentication type from standard to caching_sha2_password

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Matthew van Boheemen picture Matthew van Boheemen · Apr 20, 2018 · Viewed 61.3k times · Source

I've setup a new MySQL instance on a computer and every time I add a user it sets the Authentication Type to caching_sha2_password.

This happens even if I set the Authentication Type to "Standard", it then changes it when I save the user. I've also changed the default authentication plug in to "mysql_native_password", but it still keeps doing it.

With it using the caching_sha2_password I can't connect to the database from .net core as I get an error stating:

MySqlException: Authentication method 'caching_sha2_password' not supported by any of the available plugins

How do I get it to save users with the Standard authentication type?

Answer

Meko Perez Estevez picture Meko Perez Estevez · Apr 20, 2018

I had the same problem today. The only way I found to fix it was:

  1. executing the install file
  2. select "Reconfigure" over the mysql server
  3. In Authentication Method tab, select "Use Legacy Authentication Method"

It should fix your problem.

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