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

• Open MySQL Command Line Client

• Create a new user with a new pass

Considering an example of a path to a bin folder on top, here's the code you need to run in the command prompt, line by line:

cd C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin
MySQL -u root -p    
current password...***  
CREATE USER 'nativeuser'@'localhost'  
IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'new_password';

• Then, you can access Workbench again (you should be able to do that after creating a new localhost connection and using the new credentials to start using the program).

Set up a new local host connection with the user name mentioned above (native user), login using the password (new_password)

Courtesy: UDEMY FAQs answered by Career365 Team