MySQL 8.X uses caching_sha2_password as the default authentication mechanism.
I still had it on auth_socket as authentication mechanism (after I reinstalled MySQL).
auth_socket
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MySQL 8.X uses caching_sha2_password as the default authentication mechanism.
I still had it on
auth_socketas authentication mechanism (after I reinstalled MySQL).