MYSQL ERROR 2049 (HY000): Connection using old (pre-4.1.1) authentication protocol ref used (client option 'secure_auth' enabled)

Question

when I tried to restore all database dump which is in 5.0 version to 5.6 version, it got restored and after that when I tried to reconnect, am getting the following error

Answer 1

Fixed as of MySQL Workbench 6.0.7, and here's the changelog entry:

A new option was added in the connection settings "Advanced" tab for disabling the secure_auth (useLegacyAuth) option, to optionally connect to legacy systems.

Answer 2

Use this workaround for MySQLWorkBench 6.0 at the Manage Server Connections Dialog Box:

Add useLegacyAuth=1 in the Advanced options box in the connection settings dialog.