Public bug reported: MySQL 8.0 changed the default authentication plugin to caching_sha2_password plugin. This causes incompatibility of this package with the current version of MySQL wherein you receive the following exception:
java.sql.SQLException: Unable to load authentication plugin `caching_sha2_password`. Ubuntu release: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS Package Version: 5.1.45-1 Expected: Default compatibility with latest MySQL version Actual: Incompatible with latest MySQL version ** Affects: mysql-connector-java (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1810674 Title: MySQL 8.0 Changed Default Authentication Plugin To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-connector-java/+bug/1810674/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs