Authentication plugin 'caching_sha2_password' cannot be loaded

Question

I am connecting MySQL - 8.0 with MySQL Workbench and getting the below error:

Authentication plugin \'caching_sha2_password\' cannot be loaded: dlop

Answer 1

For Windows 10,

1. Modify my.ini file in C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\

   [mysqld]
   default_authentication_plugin=mysql_native_password
   

2. Restart the MySQL Service.

3. Login to MySQL on the command line, and execute the following commands in MySQL:

   • Create a new user.

     CREATE USER 'user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
     

   • Grant all privileges.

     GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON * .* TO 'user'@'localhost';
     

4. Open MySQL workbench, and open a new connection using the new user credentials.

I was facing the same issue and this worked.