New MySQL driver causes java.sql.SQLNonTransientConnectionException: CLIENT_PLUGIN_AUTH is required

Question

If change MySQL JDBC driver from 5.1.38 to 6.0.2 I get the following exception

java.sql.SQLNonTransientConnectionException: CLIENT_PLUG         


        

Answer 1

This sounds like a regression. Was there a particular reason to switch to 6.0.2? If not, I'd revert back to 5.1.38 and give 6.x a shot after three months to let folks at MySQL to stabilize the driver.