3625
MySQLERRORNotableAccess ControlHIGH confidence
Invalid authentication option in user definition
Production Risk
Low — User creation fails; no account is created.
How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
CREATE USER 'user'@'%' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'pass' INVALID_OPTION;
expected output
ERROR 3625 (HY000): Invalid authentication option specified.
Fix
Use correct authentication syntax
Use correct authentication syntax
CREATE USER 'user'@'%' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'secure_password';
Why this works
Removes the invalid option from the user definition.
What not to do
✕
Version notes
Sources
Official documentation ↗
MySQL 8.0 — 3625 ER_INVALID_AUTHENTICATION_OPTION
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