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

Currently (on 2018/04/23), you need to download a development release. The GA ones do not work.

I was not able to connect with the latest GA version (6.3.10).

It worked with mysql-workbench-community-8.0.11-rc-winx64.msi (from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/, tab Development Releases).