mysql / mysql/mysql-shell-plugins
caching_sha2_password error
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Description
Error during module session creation:
Shell.open_session: Authentication plugin 'caching_sha2_password' reported error: Authentication requires secure connection.
mysql 8.1 version
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Research direction
Start at the Shell.open_session authentication path and reproduce the error with MySQL 8.1, focusing on how caching_sha2_password handles secure connections. The issue names no file, test, or expected behavior, so the failure needs clarification before a newcomer can define what done looks like.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- mysql
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100