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

Downloading a development release of 8.0.11-rc worked for me on a mac. with the following docker commands:

docker run --name mysql -p 3406:3306 -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=mypassword -d mysql