Bug #89908 need a way to disable mysql_native_password authentication plugin

• Submitted: 5 Mar 2018 10:16
• Reporter: Shane Bester (Platinum Quality Contributor)
• Status: Verified
• Category: MySQL Server: Pluggable Authentication
• Severity: S4 (Feature request)
• Version: 5.7
• OS: Any
• CPU Architecture: Any

[5 Mar 2018 10:16] Shane Bester

Description:
We'd like a way to completely disable mysql_native_password from being used implicitly or explicitly when creating users.

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/native-pluggable-authentication.html
"The server-side plugin is built into the server, need not be loaded explicitly, and cannot be disabled by unloading it."

How to repeat:
feature request.